Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 3.06 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Eastern Africa stood at 3.06 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Eastern Africa peaked at 3.06 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.2 %, in 1961.
That places Eastern Africa 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.39 % | 1.2 % | 1.53 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.69 % | 1.55 % | 1.82 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.86 % | 1.83 % | 1.9 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 % | 1.91 % | 2.19 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.31 % | 2.23 % | 2.39 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 % | 2.21 % | 2.83 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.99 % | 2.92 % | 3.06 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (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)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.69 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.47 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Eastern Africa?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Eastern Africa was 3.06 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.06 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 % in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Eastern Africa ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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 — 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.