Other land — Area in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Other land — Area was 169,743 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
169,743 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
22nd
of 36 groups
All-time high
169,743 1000 ha
in 2024
All-time low
142,136 1000 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Other land — Area in Middle Africa, 1990–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200720241990: 142.1k 1000 ha1991: 143.0k 1000 ha1992: 144.0k 1000 ha1993: 145.0k 1000 ha1994: 146.0k 1000 ha1995: 147.0k 1000 ha1996: 148.0k 1000 ha1997: 148.8k 1000 ha1998: 149.7k 1000 ha1999: 150.6k 1000 ha2000: 151.7k 1000 ha2001: 153.0k 1000 ha2002: 154.5k 1000 ha2003: 155.8k 1000 ha2004: 157.2k 1000 ha2005: 158.6k 1000 ha2006: 160.0k 1000 ha2007: 161.2k 1000 ha2008: 162.7k 1000 ha2009: 163.3k 1000 ha2010: 159.1k 1000 ha2011: 160.2k 1000 ha2012: 161.4k 1000 ha2013: 162.1k 1000 ha2014: 162.9k 1000 ha2015: 164.4k 1000 ha2016: 165.4k 1000 ha2017: 165.9k 1000 ha2018: 166.5k 1000 ha2019: 167.1k 1000 ha2020: 167.8k 1000 ha2021: 168.8k 1000 ha2022: 169.0k 1000 ha2023: 169.4k 1000 ha2024: 169.7k 1000 ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for other land — area in Middle Africa is 169,743 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other land — area in Middle Africa peaked at 169,743 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 142,136 1000 ha, in 1990.

That places Middle Africa 22nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 146,433 1000 ha 142,136 1000 ha 150,635 1000 ha 10
2000s 157,810 1000 ha 151,668 1000 ha 163,331 1000 ha 10
2010s 163,500 1000 ha 159,146 1000 ha 167,092 1000 ha 10
2020s 168,931 1000 ha 167,777 1000 ha 169,743 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 19 Kazakhstan 52,679 1000 ha compare
  2. 20 Sudan 51,980 1000 ha compare
  3. 21 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50,524 1000 ha compare
  4. 22 Ethiopia 47,006 1000 ha compare
  5. 23 India 46,446 1000 ha compare
  6. 24 Chile 45,344 1000 ha compare
  7. 25 Greenland 40,802 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is other land — area in Middle Africa?
Other land — area in Middle Africa was 169,743 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other land — area recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 169,743 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 142,136 1000 ha in 1990.
How does Middle Africa rank for other land — area?
Middle Africa ranks 22nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is other land — area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle 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.