Other land — Area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Other land — Area was 169,743 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Middle 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 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 270.89 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.38 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.84 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 661,321 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 649,682 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 24.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.98 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 35,315 1000 ha (2024)
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
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.