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 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 Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,837 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,872 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 1,907 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 1,974 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 2,027 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 2,062 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 2,107 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 2,132 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 2,169 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 2,217 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 2,253 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 2,349 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 2,456 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 2,553 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 2,635 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 2,518 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 2,607 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 2,684 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 2,680 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 2,716 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 2,754 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 2,835 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 2,885 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 2,958 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 3,029 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 3,054 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 3,059 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 3,052 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 3,037 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 3,043 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 3,072 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 3,050 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 3,052 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3,049 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 2,853 1000 ha | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 2,861 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 2,760 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 2,756 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 2,663 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 2,634 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 2,598 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 2,541 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 2,525 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2,586 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 2,607 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2,592 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 2,633 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 2,682 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 2,937 1000 ha | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 3,386 1000 ha | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 3,472 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 3,576 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 3,849 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 3,949 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 4,055 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 4,140 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 4,243 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 4,608 1000 ha | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 5,015 1000 ha | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 5,122 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 5,180 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 5,200 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 5,283 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 5,536 1000 ha | +4.8% |
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
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 139.79 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (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 32 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.