Other land — Area in Africa
Africa: Other land — Area was 1.14 million 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Other land — Area in Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other land — area in Africa is 1.14 million 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Africa peaked at 1.14 million 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.12 million 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Africa 2nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Other land — Area in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.12 million 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.12 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.12 million 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.13 million 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.13 million 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.12 million 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.12 million 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.12 million 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.12 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.12 million 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.12 million 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.12 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.12 million 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.12 million 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.13 million 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.13 million 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.13 million 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.13 million 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.13 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.13 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.12 million 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.13 million 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.14 million 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.14 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.14 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.14 million 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.14 million 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.14 million 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.14 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.14 million 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.14 million 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.14 million 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.12 million 1000 ha | 1.12 million 1000 ha | 1.13 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 million 1000 ha | 1.12 million 1000 ha | 1.13 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million 1000 ha | 1.12 million 1000 ha | 1.14 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million 1000 ha | 1.14 million 1000 ha | 1.14 million 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 11.21 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 39.12 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 9.31 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Africa?
- Other land — area in Africa was 1.14 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 million 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Africa rank for other land — area?
- Africa ranks 2nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other 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.