Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS was 38,246 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Eastern Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, herbaceous crops — area from modis in Eastern Africa stood at 38,246 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbaceous crops — area from modis in Eastern Africa peaked at 41,040 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35,062 1000 ha, in 2005.
That places Eastern Africa 14th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 40,019 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 38,295 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 37,809 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 36,160 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 35,062 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 35,900 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 35,671 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 36,446 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 36,660 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 35,868 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 35,577 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 37,407 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 37,491 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 38,346 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 38,914 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 39,782 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 40,757 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 40,628 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 41,040 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 39,189 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 39,303 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 40,160 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 40,489 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 38,246 1000 ha | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36,891 1000 ha | 35,062 1000 ha | 40,019 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 38,581 1000 ha | 35,577 1000 ha | 41,040 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,478 1000 ha | 38,246 1000 ha | 40,489 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 11 Australia 31,075 1000 ha compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 881.55 1000 ha compare
- 12 France 21,125 1000 ha compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 586 1000 ha compare
- 13 Thailand 20,866 1000 ha compare
- 13 Melanesia 176.6 1000 ha compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 137.22 1000 ha compare
- 14 Pakistan 18,144 1000 ha compare
- 15 Ethiopia 16,063 1000 ha compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 56.28 1000 ha compare
- 16 Mexico 14,594 1000 ha compare
- 16 Micronesia 20.29 1000 ha compare
- 17 Poland 14,019 1000 ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 7.91 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 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 herbaceous crops — area from modis in Eastern Africa?
- Herbaceous crops — area from modis in Eastern Africa was 38,246 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbaceous crops — area from modis recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 41,040 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest herbaceous crops — area from modis recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,062 1000 ha in 2005.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for herbaceous crops — area from modis?
- Eastern Africa ranks 14th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is herbaceous crops — area from modis rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.