Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Africa
Africa: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 3.88 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Africa is 3.88 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Africa peaked at 3.88 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.46 %, in 1961.
That places Africa 16th 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 | 1.55 % | 1.46 % | 1.62 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.78 % | 1.66 % | 1.91 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.05 % | 1.92 % | 2.16 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.31 % | 2.18 % | 2.44 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.65 % | 2.48 % | 2.85 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.22 % | 2.91 % | 3.62 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8 % | 3.68 % | 3.88 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 13 Solomon Islands 69.91 % compare
- 14 Saint Lucia 69.49 % compare
- 15 Dominica 69.39 % compare
- 16 Samoa 64.18 % compare
- 17 Papua New Guinea 62.99 % compare
- 18 Vanuatu 61.65 % compare
- 19 Polynesia 58.48 % compare
More environment data for Africa
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production 27.50 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 652,409 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 39.12 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 38.75 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -1.32 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 15.37 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Africa?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Africa was 3.88 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.88 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 % in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Africa ranks 16th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.