Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Eastern Africa

Arable land per capita in Eastern Africa in 2023 — 0.1455 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 63.1%.

2023 0.1455 ha/person −2.52% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.3955 ha/person1963
Period minimum 0.1455 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Eastern Africa, 1961–20230.10.20.30.419611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.3947 ha/person1963: 0.3955 ha/person1965: 0.386 ha/person1967: 0.3672 ha/person1969: 0.3562 ha/person1971: 0.3545 ha/person1973: 0.341 ha/person1975: 0.3301 ha/person1977: 0.3132 ha/person1979: 0.2993 ha/person1981: 0.2837 ha/person1983: 0.276 ha/person1985: 0.2804 ha/person1987: 0.2685 ha/person1989: 0.2639 ha/person1991: 0.2521 ha/person1993: 0.2255 ha/person1995: 0.2172 ha/person1997: 0.204 ha/person1999: 0.196 ha/person2001: 0.1883 ha/person2003: 0.1872 ha/person2005: 0.1909 ha/person2007: 0.191 ha/person2009: 0.1883 ha/person2011: 0.1862 ha/person2013: 0.1814 ha/person2015: 0.1738 ha/person2017: 0.1664 ha/person2019: 0.1601 ha/person2021: 0.1532 ha/person2023: 0.1455 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.2492 (−63.13%) Average annual rate: -1.6 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Africa 0.1455 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1455 −0.0038 −2.52%
2022 0.1493 −0.004 −2.6%
2021 0.1532 −0.0033 −2.08%
2020 0.1565 −0.0036 −2.27%
2019 0.1601 −0.0038 −2.3%
2018 0.1639 −0.0025 −1.49%
2017 0.1664 −0.0041 −2.4%
2016 0.1705 −0.0033 −1.89%
2015 0.1738 −0.0037 −2.1%
2014 0.1775 −0.0039 −2.17%
2013 0.1814 −0.004 −2.14%
2012 0.1854 −0.0008 −0.42%
2011 0.1862 +0.0003 +0.14%
2010 0.1859 −0.0024 −1.28%
2009 0.1883 −0.0009 −0.46%
2008 0.1892 −0.0018 −0.92%
2007 0.191 −0.0007 −0.36%
2006 0.1917 +0.0007 +0.37%
2005 0.1909 +0.0002 +0.11%
2004 0.1907 +0.0036 +1.9%
2003 0.1872 +0.0017 +0.89%
2002 0.1855 −0.0028 −1.49%
2001 0.1883 −0.0036 −1.9%
2000 0.192 −0.004 −2.04%
1999 0.196 −0.0025 −1.25%
1998 0.1985 −0.0055 −2.7%
1997 0.204 −0.0052 −2.49%
1996 0.2092 −0.008 −3.68%
1995 0.2172 −0.0043 −1.96%
1994 0.2215 −0.004 −1.77%
1993 0.2255 −0.0193 −7.87%
1992 0.2448 −0.0074 −2.93%
1991 0.2521 −0.0046 −1.78%
1990 0.2567 −0.0072 −2.72%
1989 0.2639 −0.0007 −0.27%
1988 0.2646 −0.0039 −1.45%
1987 0.2685 −0.0071 −2.57%
1986 0.2756 −0.0048 −1.71%
1985 0.2804 +0.0092 +3.4%
1984 0.2711 −0.0048 −1.76%
1983 0.276 −0.0033 −1.19%
1982 0.2793 −0.0044 −1.56%
1981 0.2837 −0.005 −1.73%
1980 0.2887 −0.0106 −3.53%
1979 0.2993 −0.0143 −4.56%
1978 0.3136 +0.0004 +0.12%
1977 0.3132 −0.0078 −2.43%
1976 0.321 −0.0091 −2.75%
1975 0.3301 −0.0036 −1.09%
1974 0.3337 −0.0073 −2.15%
1973 0.341 −0.0069 −1.98%
1972 0.3479 −0.0066 −1.86%
1971 0.3545 −0.0053 −1.46%
1970 0.3598 +0.0035 +0.99%
1969 0.3562 −0.0042 −1.16%
1968 0.3604 −0.0067 −1.83%
1967 0.3672 −0.0094 −2.49%
1966 0.3765 −0.0095 −2.46%
1965 0.386 −0.0072 −1.82%
1964 0.3932 −0.0023 −0.59%
1963 0.3955 +0.0103 +2.67%
1962 0.3852 −0.0094 −2.38%
1961 0.3947

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.