Permanent crops — Area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Permanent crops — Area was 5,536 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Middle Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 5,536 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Middle Africa peaked at 5,536 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,837 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Middle Africa 23rd 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 | 2,010 1000 ha | 1,837 1000 ha | 2,169 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,495 1000 ha | 2,217 1000 ha | 2,684 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,938 1000 ha | 2,716 1000 ha | 3,059 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,916 1000 ha | 2,663 1000 ha | 3,072 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,634 1000 ha | 2,525 1000 ha | 2,937 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,029 1000 ha | 3,386 1000 ha | 5,015 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,264 1000 ha | 5,122 1000 ha | 5,536 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 permanent crops — area in Middle Africa?
- Permanent crops — area in Middle Africa was 5,536 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,536 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,837 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Middle Africa rank for permanent crops — area?
- Middle Africa ranks 23rd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. 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 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.