Cropland — Share in Land area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Cropland — Share in Land area was 6.29 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Middle Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Middle Africa is 6.29 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Middle Africa peaked at 6.29 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.25 %, in 1961.
That places Middle Africa 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.25 % | — |
| 1962 | 3.27 % | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 3.29 % | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 3.31 % | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 3.33 % | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 3.35 % | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 3.38 % | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 3.4 % | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 3.43 % | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 3.44 % | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 3.46 % | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 3.48 % | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 3.51 % | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 3.54 % | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 3.58 % | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 3.59 % | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 3.62 % | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 3.64 % | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 3.67 % | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 3.69 % | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 3.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.71 % | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 3.72 % | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 3.74 % | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 3.75 % | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 3.77 % | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 3.76 % | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 3.77 % | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 3.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.79 % | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 3.8 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 3.81 % | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.82 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.82 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.86 % | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 3.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.87 % | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.88 % | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.93 % | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.94 % | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.96 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.97 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.99 % | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.13 % | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 4.99 % | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 5.11 % | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 5.2 % | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.37 % | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 5.51 % | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 5.55 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.62 % | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.72 % | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.82 % | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 5.9 % | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.98 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.1 % | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 6.18 % | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 6.29 % | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.33 % | 3.25 % | 3.43 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.55 % | 3.44 % | 3.67 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.74 % | 3.69 % | 3.77 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.82 % | 3.77 % | 3.86 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.95 % | 3.87 % | 4.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.48 % | 4.99 % | 5.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.11 % | 5.98 % | 6.29 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 27 Sri Lanka 41.66 % compare
- 28 Pakistan 40.72 % compare
- 29 Isle of Man 40.48 % compare
- 30 Marshall Islands 40.14 % compare
- 31 Czechoslovakia 40.1 % compare
- 32 Benin 38.26 % compare
- 33 Romania 38.19 % compare
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 139.79 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Middle Africa?
- Cropland — share in land area in Middle Africa was 6.29 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.29 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.25 % in 1961.
- How does Middle Africa rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Middle Africa ranks 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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.