Other land — Area in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Other land — Area was 146,376 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
146,376 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
23rd
of 36 groups
All-time high
146,376 1000 ha
in 2024
All-time low
86,508 1000 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Other land — Area in Eastern Africa, 1990–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200720241990: 86.5k 1000 ha1991: 86.8k 1000 ha1992: 87.2k 1000 ha1993: 105.7k 1000 ha1994: 105.8k 1000 ha1995: 105.9k 1000 ha1996: 106.6k 1000 ha1997: 106.0k 1000 ha1998: 105.4k 1000 ha1999: 104.1k 1000 ha2000: 103.2k 1000 ha2001: 102.5k 1000 ha2002: 103.3k 1000 ha2003: 102.1k 1000 ha2004: 114.7k 1000 ha2005: 114.3k 1000 ha2006: 113.1k 1000 ha2007: 112.7k 1000 ha2008: 112.7k 1000 ha2009: 112.3k 1000 ha2010: 112.4k 1000 ha2011: 112.2k 1000 ha2012: 140.3k 1000 ha2013: 140.7k 1000 ha2014: 141.2k 1000 ha2015: 141.8k 1000 ha2016: 142.0k 1000 ha2017: 142.3k 1000 ha2018: 142.4k 1000 ha2019: 142.7k 1000 ha2020: 143.2k 1000 ha2021: 143.8k 1000 ha2022: 144.5k 1000 ha2023: 145.3k 1000 ha2024: 146.4k 1000 ha

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

Analysis

Eastern Africa recorded 146,376 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other land — area in Eastern Africa peaked at 146,376 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86,508 1000 ha, in 1990.

Eastern Africa ranks 23rd of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 99,997 1000 ha 86,508 1000 ha 106,581 1000 ha 10
2000s 109,098 1000 ha 102,051 1000 ha 114,708 1000 ha 10
2010s 135,796 1000 ha 112,199 1000 ha 142,662 1000 ha 10
2020s 144,619 1000 ha 143,162 1000 ha 146,376 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 20 Sudan 51,980 1000 ha compare
  2. 21 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50,524 1000 ha compare
  3. 22 Ethiopia 47,006 1000 ha compare
  4. 23 India 46,446 1000 ha compare
  5. 24 Chile 45,344 1000 ha compare
  6. 25 Greenland 40,802 1000 ha compare
  7. 26 Indonesia 38,487 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is other land — area in Eastern Africa?
Other land — area in Eastern Africa was 146,376 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other land — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 146,376 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 86,508 1000 ha in 1990.
How does Eastern Africa rank for other land — area?
Eastern Africa ranks 23rd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is other land — area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Other land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,327 data points, 1990–2024
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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.