Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Middle Africa

Arable land per capita in Middle Africa in 2023 — 0.1674 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 71.4%.

2023 0.1674 ha/person −1.99% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.585 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1674 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Middle Africa, 1961–202300.20.40.619611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.585 ha/person1963: 0.5658 ha/person1965: 0.5449 ha/person1967: 0.5252 ha/person1969: 0.5068 ha/person1971: 0.4852 ha/person1973: 0.4626 ha/person1975: 0.4439 ha/person1977: 0.4289 ha/person1979: 0.4092 ha/person1981: 0.3881 ha/person1983: 0.3654 ha/person1985: 0.3449 ha/person1987: 0.3247 ha/person1989: 0.3058 ha/person1991: 0.2883 ha/person1993: 0.2717 ha/person1995: 0.2525 ha/person1997: 0.2428 ha/person1999: 0.2286 ha/person2001: 0.2157 ha/person2003: 0.2066 ha/person2005: 0.1947 ha/person2007: 0.1836 ha/person2009: 0.1873 ha/person2011: 0.2009 ha/person2013: 0.2038 ha/person2015: 0.1982 ha/person2017: 0.1918 ha/person2019: 0.1825 ha/person2021: 0.1718 ha/person2023: 0.1674 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.4175 (−71.38%) Average annual rate: -2 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Middle Africa 0.1674 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1674 −0.0034 −1.99%
2022 0.1708 −0.0009 −0.53%
2021 0.1718 −0.0052 −2.94%
2020 0.177 −0.0055 −3.03%
2019 0.1825 −0.0047 −2.49%
2018 0.1871 −0.0046 −2.41%
2017 0.1918 −0.0031 −1.59%
2016 0.1949 −0.0033 −1.68%
2015 0.1982 −0.0048 −2.35%
2014 0.203 −0.0008 −0.39%
2013 0.2038 −0.0012 −0.56%
2012 0.2049 +0.004 +2.01%
2011 0.2009 +0.0063 +3.22%
2010 0.1946 +0.0073 +3.92%
2009 0.1873 +0.0089 +4.99%
2008 0.1784 −0.0053 −2.87%
2007 0.1836 −0.005 −2.67%
2006 0.1887 −0.006 −3.11%
2005 0.1947 −0.0054 −2.71%
2004 0.2001 −0.0064 −3.11%
2003 0.2066 −0.0036 −1.72%
2002 0.2102 −0.0055 −2.54%
2001 0.2157 −0.0058 −2.61%
2000 0.2214 −0.0072 −3.13%
1999 0.2286 −0.0074 −3.13%
1998 0.236 −0.0068 −2.81%
1997 0.2428 −0.0032 −1.31%
1996 0.246 −0.0066 −2.6%
1995 0.2525 −0.0091 −3.46%
1994 0.2616 −0.0101 −3.72%
1993 0.2717 −0.0085 −3.04%
1992 0.2802 −0.0081 −2.81%
1991 0.2883 −0.0079 −2.66%
1990 0.2962 −0.0096 −3.15%
1989 0.3058 −0.0094 −2.99%
1988 0.3152 −0.0095 −2.93%
1987 0.3247 −0.011 −3.29%
1986 0.3358 −0.0092 −2.66%
1985 0.3449 −0.0099 −2.8%
1984 0.3549 −0.0105 −2.88%
1983 0.3654 −0.0113 −3.01%
1982 0.3767 −0.0114 −2.95%
1981 0.3881 −0.0104 −2.6%
1980 0.3985 −0.0107 −2.61%
1979 0.4092 −0.0079 −1.89%
1978 0.4171 −0.0118 −2.76%
1977 0.4289 −0.0086 −1.97%
1976 0.4375 −0.0064 −1.44%
1975 0.4439 −0.0088 −1.94%
1974 0.4526 −0.0099 −2.14%
1973 0.4626 −0.0114 −2.41%
1972 0.474 −0.0113 −2.33%
1971 0.4852 −0.0101 −2.03%
1970 0.4953 −0.0115 −2.27%
1969 0.5068 −0.0091 −1.76%
1968 0.5159 −0.0093 −1.77%
1967 0.5252 −0.0098 −1.83%
1966 0.535 −0.01 −1.83%
1965 0.5449 −0.0106 −1.9%
1964 0.5555 −0.0103 −1.82%
1963 0.5658 −0.0099 −1.72%
1962 0.5757 −0.0093 −1.59%
1961 0.585

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.