Permanent crops — Area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Permanent crops — Area was 10,496 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — area in Eastern Africa stood at 10,496 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Eastern Africa peaked at 10,496 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,298 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Eastern Africa 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,298 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,527 1000 ha | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 3,591 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 3,817 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 3,900 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 4,002 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 4,096 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 4,220 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 4,280 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 4,349 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 4,415 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 4,472 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 4,561 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 4,640 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 4,970 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 5,088 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 5,186 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 5,204 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 5,206 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5,243 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 5,287 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 5,305 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 5,329 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 5,350 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 5,384 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 5,421 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 5,450 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 5,466 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 5,549 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 5,667 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 5,577 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 5,597 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 5,532 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 5,540 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 5,634 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 5,730 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 5,854 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 6,016 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 6,203 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 6,376 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 6,474 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 6,527 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 6,648 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 6,700 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 6,832 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 6,785 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 7,124 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 7,054 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 7,194 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 7,340 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 7,374 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 7,380 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 7,722 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 7,859 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 8,025 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 8,262 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 8,426 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 8,617 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 9,649 1000 ha | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 9,983 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 10,259 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 10,017 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 10,468 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 10,496 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,859 1000 ha | 3,298 1000 ha | 4,280 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,809 1000 ha | 4,349 1000 ha | 5,206 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,378 1000 ha | 5,243 1000 ha | 5,549 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,735 1000 ha | 5,532 1000 ha | 6,203 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,771 1000 ha | 6,376 1000 ha | 7,194 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,065 1000 ha | 7,340 1000 ha | 9,649 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,245 1000 ha | 9,983 1000 ha | 10,496 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 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 permanent crops — area in Eastern Africa?
- Permanent crops — area in Eastern Africa was 10,496 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 10,496 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,298 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for permanent crops — area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. 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 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.