Permanent crops — Area in Africa
Africa: Permanent crops — Area was 45,962 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Africa recorded 45,962 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Africa peaked at 45,962 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14,950 1000 ha, in 1961.
Africa ranks 4th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,917 1000 ha | 14,950 1000 ha | 16,657 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,458 1000 ha | 17,045 1000 ha | 19,831 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,563 1000 ha | 20,014 1000 ha | 22,880 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,854 1000 ha | 23,403 1000 ha | 26,682 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,508 1000 ha | 27,292 1000 ha | 32,301 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,403 1000 ha | 33,197 1000 ha | 42,552 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,854 1000 ha | 43,295 1000 ha | 45,962 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.45 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1.05 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.23 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.69 kg/cap (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.99 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 4.58 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 3.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Africa?
- Permanent crops — area in Africa was 45,962 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 45,962 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,950 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for permanent crops — area?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — 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.