Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0085 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.0085 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 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.032 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0085 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.032 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0312 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0305 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0297 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.029 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0283 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0275 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0269 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0262 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0249 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0236 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0229 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0223 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0217 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0211 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0206 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.02 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0194 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0189 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0184 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0179 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.011 sq. km per person | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.029 sq. km per person | 0.0262 sq. km per person | 0.032 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0227 sq. km per person | 0.02 sq. km per person | 0.0255 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0172 sq. km per person | 0.0153 sq. km per person | 0.0194 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0139 sq. km per person | 0.0128 sq. km per person | 0.0149 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0113 sq. km per person | 0.0101 sq. km per person | 0.0125 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0101 sq. km per person | 0.0093 sq. km per person | 0.011 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0088 sq. km per person | 0.0085 sq. km per person | 0.0091 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 13 Paraguay 0.0313 sq. km per person compare
- 14 Chad 0.0261 sq. km per person compare
- 15 Argentina 0.0255 sq. km per person compare
- 16 South Sudan 0.0247 sq. km per person compare
- 17 Somalia 0.024 sq. km per person compare
- 18 Sudan 0.0225 sq. km per person compare
- 19 Eritrea 0.0219 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 395.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 731.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 299.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0085 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.032 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0085 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.