Other land — Area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Other land — Area was 146,376 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Eastern Africa, 1990–2024
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 32 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.
Other land — Area in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86,508 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 86,795 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 87,186 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 105,723 1000 ha | +21.3% |
| 1994 | 105,775 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 105,875 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 106,581 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 106,010 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 105,421 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 104,100 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 103,222 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 102,547 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 103,257 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 102,051 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 114,708 1000 ha | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 114,302 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 113,141 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 112,716 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 112,734 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 112,299 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 112,367 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 112,199 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 140,320 1000 ha | +25.1% |
| 2013 | 140,746 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 141,218 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 141,820 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 142,006 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 142,253 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 142,372 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 142,662 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 143,162 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 143,819 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 144,467 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 145,272 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 146,376 1000 ha | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other land — Area in Eastern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +25.1% | 112,199 1000 ha | 140,320 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 20 Mauritania 62,344 1000 ha compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 52,679 1000 ha compare
- 22 Sudan 51,980 1000 ha compare
- 23 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50,524 1000 ha compare
- 24 Ethiopia 47,006 1000 ha compare
- 25 India 46,446 1000 ha compare
- 26 Chile 45,344 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
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 32 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
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.