Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Middle Africa

Agricultural land in Middle Africa in 2023 — 1,600,140 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 12.1%.

2023 1.6M km² +0.29% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 1.6M km²2023
Period minimum 1.43M km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Middle Africa, 1961–20231.4M1.45M1.5M1.55M1.6M1.65M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,427,820 km²1963: 1,429,947 km²1965: 1,432,146 km²1967: 1,434,563 km²1969: 1,437,310 km²1971: 1,439,013 km²1973: 1,441,550 km²1975: 1,445,634 km²1977: 1,448,287 km²1979: 1,451,129 km²1981: 1,452,002 km²1983: 1,453,274 km²1985: 1,454,893 km²1987: 1,455,185 km²1989: 1,455,143 km²1991: 1,456,339 km²1993: 1,457,338 km²1995: 1,455,527 km²1997: 1,456,293 km²1999: 1,456,678 km²2001: 1,455,769 km²2003: 1,457,575 km²2005: 1,456,028 km²2007: 1,457,787 km²2009: 1,476,235 km²2011: 1,517,900 km²2013: 1,545,246 km²2015: 1,560,614 km²2017: 1,570,069 km²2019: 1,582,957 km²2021: 1,585,750 km²2023: 1,600,140 km²
Change over the period: +172,320 (+12.07%) Average annual rate: 0.18 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle Africa

Middle Africa 1.6M km²
World 47.92M km²
Agricultural land — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 1.6M +4,585 +0.29%
2022 1.6M +9,806 +0.62%
2021 1.59M +1,314 +0.08%
2020 1.58M +1,479 +0.09%
2019 1.58M +6,695 +0.42%
2018 1.58M +6,193 +0.39%
2017 1.57M +5,828 +0.37%
2016 1.56M +3,627 +0.23%
2015 1.56M +3,189 +0.2%
2014 1.56M +12,179 +0.79%
2013 1.55M +11,265 +0.73%
2012 1.53M +16,080 +1.06%
2011 1.52M +18,268 +1.22%
2010 1.5M +23,397 +1.58%
2009 1.48M +17,883 +1.23%
2008 1.46M +565 +0.04%
2007 1.46M +1,826 +0.13%
2006 1.46M −68 −0%
2005 1.46M −195 −0.01%
2004 1.46M −1,351 −0.09%
2003 1.46M +1,522 +0.1%
2002 1.46M +284 +0.02%
2001 1.46M −533 −0.04%
2000 1.46M −376 −0.03%
1999 1.46M −284 −0.02%
1998 1.46M +668 +0.05%
1997 1.46M +1,226 +0.08%
1996 1.46M −460 −0.03%
1995 1.46M −1,925 −0.13%
1994 1.46M +114 +0.01%
1993 1.46M +412 +0.03%
1992 1.46M +587 +0.04%
1991 1.46M +1,369 +0.09%
1990 1.45M −173 −0.01%
1989 1.46M −134 −0.01%
1988 1.46M +92 +0.01%
1987 1.46M −619 −0.04%
1986 1.46M +912 +0.06%
1985 1.45M +915 +0.06%
1984 1.45M +704 +0.05%
1983 1.45M +414 +0.03%
1982 1.45M +858 +0.06%
1981 1.45M +318 +0.02%
1980 1.45M +554 +0.04%
1979 1.45M +2,230 +0.15%
1978 1.45M +613 +0.04%
1977 1.45M +1,743 +0.12%
1976 1.45M +909 +0.06%
1975 1.45M +2,261 +0.16%
1974 1.44M +1,823 +0.13%
1973 1.44M +1,348 +0.09%
1972 1.44M +1,188 +0.08%
1971 1.44M +1,097 +0.08%
1970 1.44M +607 +0.04%
1969 1.44M +1,436 +0.1%
1968 1.44M +1,311 +0.09%
1967 1.43M +1,311 +0.09%
1966 1.43M +1,107 +0.08%
1965 1.43M +998 +0.07%
1964 1.43M +1,201 +0.08%
1963 1.43M +1,011 +0.07%
1962 1.43M +1,116 +0.08%
1961 1.43M

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.