Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Sub-Saharan Africa

Arable land per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2023 — 0.1904 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 65.3%.

2023 0.1904 ha/person −1.91% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.5488 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1904 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–202300.20.40.619611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.5488 ha/person1963: 0.533 ha/person1965: 0.5142 ha/person1967: 0.4929 ha/person1969: 0.4765 ha/person1971: 0.4562 ha/person1973: 0.435 ha/person1975: 0.4139 ha/person1977: 0.3943 ha/person1979: 0.3766 ha/person1981: 0.3564 ha/person1983: 0.3412 ha/person1985: 0.3313 ha/person1987: 0.3157 ha/person1989: 0.3042 ha/person1991: 0.2981 ha/person1993: 0.2813 ha/person1995: 0.2767 ha/person1997: 0.267 ha/person1999: 0.2588 ha/person2001: 0.2482 ha/person2003: 0.2427 ha/person2005: 0.2359 ha/person2007: 0.2283 ha/person2009: 0.2254 ha/person2011: 0.221 ha/person2013: 0.229 ha/person2015: 0.2209 ha/person2017: 0.214 ha/person2019: 0.2065 ha/person2021: 0.1978 ha/person2023: 0.1904 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.3584 (−65.3%) Average annual rate: -1.69 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1904 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1904 −0.0037 −1.91%
2022 0.1941 −0.0037 −1.86%
2021 0.1978 −0.004 −2%
2020 0.2018 −0.0046 −2.25%
2019 0.2065 −0.0044 −2.08%
2018 0.2108 −0.0032 −1.48%
2017 0.214 −0.0036 −1.65%
2016 0.2176 −0.0033 −1.49%
2015 0.2209 −0.0041 −1.81%
2014 0.225 −0.004 −1.76%
2013 0.229 −0.0029 −1.25%
2012 0.2319 +0.0109 +4.92%
2011 0.221 −0.0016 −0.74%
2010 0.2227 −0.0028 −1.22%
2009 0.2254 −0.0005 −0.2%
2008 0.2259 −0.0024 −1.05%
2007 0.2283 −0.003 −1.31%
2006 0.2313 −0.0046 −1.94%
2005 0.2359 −0.0028 −1.16%
2004 0.2387 −0.0041 −1.68%
2003 0.2427 −0.0012 −0.51%
2002 0.244 −0.0042 −1.69%
2001 0.2482 −0.005 −1.96%
2000 0.2531 −0.0057 −2.19%
1999 0.2588 −0.0026 −0.99%
1998 0.2614 −0.0056 −2.1%
1997 0.267 −0.0056 −2.04%
1996 0.2725 −0.0041 −1.49%
1995 0.2767 −0.0006 −0.23%
1994 0.2773 −0.004 −1.42%
1993 0.2813 −0.0145 −4.91%
1992 0.2958 −0.0022 −0.75%
1991 0.2981 −0.0023 −0.75%
1990 0.3003 −0.0039 −1.27%
1989 0.3042 −0.0053 −1.73%
1988 0.3096 −0.0062 −1.95%
1987 0.3157 −0.0087 −2.68%
1986 0.3244 −0.0069 −2.09%
1985 0.3313 −0.0028 −0.84%
1984 0.3342 −0.007 −2.06%
1983 0.3412 −0.0075 −2.15%
1982 0.3487 −0.0077 −2.17%
1981 0.3564 −0.0102 −2.78%
1980 0.3666 −0.01 −2.67%
1979 0.3766 −0.0109 −2.81%
1978 0.3875 −0.0068 −1.73%
1977 0.3943 −0.0105 −2.59%
1976 0.4048 −0.0091 −2.2%
1975 0.4139 −0.0078 −1.85%
1974 0.4217 −0.0133 −3.05%
1973 0.435 −0.0112 −2.51%
1972 0.4462 −0.0101 −2.2%
1971 0.4562 −0.0091 −1.96%
1970 0.4653 −0.0112 −2.35%
1969 0.4765 −0.01 −2.05%
1968 0.4865 −0.0064 −1.3%
1967 0.4929 −0.0103 −2.04%
1966 0.5032 −0.011 −2.14%
1965 0.5142 −0.0099 −1.89%
1964 0.5241 −0.0089 −1.68%
1963 0.533 −0.0047 −0.88%
1962 0.5378 −0.011 −2.01%
1961 0.5488

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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