Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 3.44 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.44 %
Change on year
up 4.2%
Rank
34th
of 45 regions
All-time high
3.44 %
in 2024
All-time low
1.29 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Middle Africa, 1961–2024

0123196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Middle Africa is 3.44 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Middle Africa peaked at 3.44 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.29 %, in 1961.

Middle Africa ranks 34th of 45 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.41 % 1.29 % 1.51 % 9
1970s 1.73 % 1.55 % 1.86 % 10
1980s 2.03 % 1.88 % 2.11 % 10
1990s 2.01 % 1.83 % 2.12 % 10
2000s 1.81 % 1.73 % 2 % 10
2010s 2.59 % 2.23 % 3.18 % 10
2020s 3.3 % 3.24 % 3.44 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Middle Africa?
Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Middle Africa was 3.44 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 3.44 % in 2024.
What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1.29 % in 1961.
How does Middle Africa rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
Middle Africa ranks 34th out of 45 regions with data for 2024.
Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,814 data points, 1961–2024
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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.