Cropland — Share in Land area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Cropland — Share in Land area was 12.54 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Eastern Africa stood at 12.54 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Eastern Africa peaked at 12.54 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.27 %, in 1961.
Eastern Africa ranks 11th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.27 % | — |
| 1962 | 6.39 % | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 6.65 % | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 6.78 % | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 6.9 % | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 6.95 % | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 6.99 % | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 7.06 % | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 7.18 % | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 7.36 % | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 7.49 % | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 7.6 % | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 7.66 % | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 7.73 % | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 7.9 % | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 7.94 % | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 8.01 % | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 8.19 % | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 8.16 % | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 8.17 % | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 8.23 % | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 8.27 % | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 8.36 % | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 8.37 % | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 8.71 % | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 8.76 % | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 8.74 % | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 8.79 % | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 8.92 % | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 8.91 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 8.95 % | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 8.96 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 8.93 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 8.99 % | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 9.04 % | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 8.99 % | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 9.04 % | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 9.09 % | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 9.25 % | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 9.38 % | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 9.48 % | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.56 % | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 9.93 % | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 10.14 % | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 10.42 % | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 10.74 % | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 11.01 % | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 11.17 % | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 11.41 % | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 11.59 % | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 11.84 % | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 11.25 % | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 11.39 % | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 11.51 % | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 11.64 % | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 11.77 % | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 11.9 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 12.01 % | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 12.13 % | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 12.3 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 12.46 % | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 12.51 % | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 12.54 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 12.54 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.8 % | 6.27 % | 7.18 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.8 % | 7.36 % | 8.19 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.53 % | 8.17 % | 8.92 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.02 % | 8.91 % | 9.25 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.32 % | 9.38 % | 11.41 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7 % | 11.25 % | 12.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.47 % | 12.3 % | 12.54 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Eastern Africa?
- Cropland — share in land area in Eastern Africa was 12.54 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.54 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.27 % in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.