Land area — Area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Land area — Area was 649,682 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Middle Africa, 1961–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Cropland — Area 40,850 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.38 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.84 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 661,321 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 24.73 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 270.89 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 5,536 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.98 % (2024)
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
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.