What is land area — area in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Land area — area in Sub-Saharan Africa was 2.20 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest land area — area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The highest recorded value was 2.21 million 1000 ha in 2020.

What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 2.13 million 1000 ha in 1975.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for land area — area?

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.

Is land area — area rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 Land area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area — Area in Sub-Saharan Africa

Name: Land area — Area in Sub-Saharan Africa
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Sub-Saharan Africa: Land area — Area was 2.20 million 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

2.20 million 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.0%

Rank

7th

of 36 groups

All-time high

2.21 million 1000 ha

in 2020

All-time low

2.13 million 1000 ha

in 1975

Years of data

1961–2024

Land area — Area in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, land area — area in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 2.20 million 1000 ha.

The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area — area in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 2.21 million 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.13 million 1000 ha, in 1975.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.13 million 1000 ha	2.13 million 1000 ha	2.13 million 1000 ha	9
1970s	2.13 million 1000 ha	2.13 million 1000 ha	2.13 million 1000 ha	10
1980s	2.13 million 1000 ha	2.13 million 1000 ha	2.13 million 1000 ha	10
1990s	2.13 million 1000 ha	2.13 million 1000 ha	2.13 million 1000 ha	10
2000s	2.14 million 1000 ha	2.13 million 1000 ha	2.14 million 1000 ha	10
2010s	2.19 million 1000 ha	2.14 million 1000 ha	2.21 million 1000 ha	10
2020s	2.20 million 1000 ha	2.20 million 1000 ha	2.21 million 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

4 China 942,470 1000 ha compare
5 China, mainland 938,821 1000 ha compare
6 Canada 878,870 1000 ha compare
7 Brazil 835,814 1000 ha compare
8 Australia and New Zealand 795,163 1000 ha compare
9 Australia 768,829 1000 ha compare
10 India 297,319 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 284 places →

More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
Inland waters — Area 41,984 1000 ha (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7,505 1000 ha (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.86 % (2024)
Total fisheries production 9.71 million metric tons (2024)
Capture fisheries production 8.80 million metric tons (2024)
Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 13.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 242.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 10.75 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is land area — area in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Land area — area in Sub-Saharan Africa was 2.20 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land area — area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The highest recorded value was 2.21 million 1000 ha in 2020.
What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 2.13 million 1000 ha in 1975.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for land area — area?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is land area — area rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 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
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.