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 36 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.
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
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.47 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 2.85 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 13.08 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 1.6 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 66,446 t (2024)
- Country area — Area 705,273 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.60 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 12.06 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 1.42 million t (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 36 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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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.