Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0092 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 0.0092 sq. km per person for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.0336 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0092 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0336 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0327 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0318 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0309 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.03 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0292 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0284 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0276 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0268 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0261 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0248 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0241 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0234 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0227 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0221 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0215 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0209 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0196 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0191 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0185 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.018 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0175 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0166 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.013 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0301 sq. km per person | 0.0268 sq. km per person | 0.0336 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0231 sq. km per person | 0.0202 sq. km per person | 0.0261 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0173 sq. km per person | 0.0153 sq. km per person | 0.0196 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0141 sq. km per person | 0.013 sq. km per person | 0.0149 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0115 sq. km per person | 0.0103 sq. km per person | 0.0127 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0109 sq. km per person | 0.0099 sq. km per person | 0.0121 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0096 sq. km per person | 0.0092 sq. km per person | 0.0099 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 7 Turkmenistan 0.0537 sq. km per person compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 0.0515 sq. km per person compare
- 9 Greenland 0.0428 sq. km per person compare
- 10 Iceland 0.0425 sq. km per person compare
- 11 Uruguay 0.042 sq. km per person compare
- 12 Bolivia 0.0317 sq. km per person compare
- 13 Paraguay 0.0313 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 209.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 483.55 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 61.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1542 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 265.55 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.0092 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0336 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0092 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.