Land area — Area in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Land area — Area was 649,682 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
649,682 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
20th
of 36 groups
All-time high
649,762 1000 ha
in 1961
All-time low
649,682 1000 ha
in 1975
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area — Area in Middle Africa, 1961–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Middle Africa recorded 649,682 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area — area in Middle Africa peaked at 649,762 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 649,682 1000 ha, in 1975.

Middle Africa ranks 20th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 649,762 1000 ha 649,762 1000 ha 649,762 1000 ha 9
1970s 649,718 1000 ha 649,682 1000 ha 649,762 1000 ha 10
1980s 649,682 1000 ha 649,682 1000 ha 649,682 1000 ha 10
1990s 649,682 1000 ha 649,682 1000 ha 649,682 1000 ha 10
2000s 649,682 1000 ha 649,682 1000 ha 649,682 1000 ha 10
2010s 649,682 1000 ha 649,682 1000 ha 649,682 1000 ha 10
2020s 649,682 1000 ha 649,682 1000 ha 649,682 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 17 Mexico 194,395 1000 ha compare
  2. 18 Indonesia 189,241 1000 ha compare
  3. 19 Sudan 186,800 1000 ha compare
  4. 20 Libya 175,954 1000 ha compare
  5. 21 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 162,250 1000 ha compare
  6. 22 Mongolia 155,850 1000 ha compare
  7. 23 Peru 128,000 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area — area in Middle Africa?
Land area — area in Middle Africa was 649,682 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land area — area recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 649,762 1000 ha in 1961.
What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 649,682 1000 ha in 1975.
How does Middle Africa rank for land area — area?
Middle Africa ranks 20th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is land area — area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,501 data points, 1961–2024
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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.