Cropland — Share in Land area in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Cropland — Share in Land area was 11.92 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 11.92 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 11.92 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.25 %, in 1961.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 28th out of 47 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.49 % | 6.25 % | 6.7 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.92 % | 6.72 % | 7.13 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.4 % | 7.17 % | 7.64 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.3 % | 7.76 % | 8.81 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4 % | 8.89 % | 9.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.87 % | 10.35 % | 11.45 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.75 % | 11.54 % | 11.92 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 25 Czechoslovakia 40.1 % compare
- 26 Benin 38.26 % compare
- 27 Romania 38.19 % compare
- 28 Philippines 37.72 % compare
- 29 Poland 37.67 % compare
- 30 Serbia and Montenegro 37.47 % compare
- 31 Mauritius 37.36 % compare
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7,505 1000 ha (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 13.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 31.93 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Cropland — share in land area in Sub-Saharan Africa was 11.92 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.92 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.25 % in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th out of 47 regions with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.