What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 0.447 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023.

What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3706 sq. km per square kilometre in 1962.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.

Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre was 0.447 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.447 sq. km per square kilometre

Change on year

up 0.2%

Rank

11th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.447 sq. km per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

0.3706 sq. km per square kilometre

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.447 sq. km per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.447 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3706 sq. km per square kilometre, in 1962.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.3708 sq. km per square kilometre	—
1962	0.3706 sq. km per square kilometre	-0.1%
1963	0.371 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.1%
1964	0.371 sq. km per square kilometre	-0.0%
1965	0.3708 sq. km per square kilometre	-0.0%
1966	0.371 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1967	0.371 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1968	0.3717 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.2%
1969	0.372 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.1%
1970	0.3722 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1971	0.373 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.2%
1972	0.3732 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.1%
1973	0.3734 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.1%
1974	0.3733 sq. km per square kilometre	-0.0%
1975	0.374 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.2%
1976	0.3743 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.1%
1977	0.3745 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.1%
1978	0.3753 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.2%
1979	0.3756 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.1%
1980	0.3762 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.2%
1981	0.3769 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.2%
1982	0.3775 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.2%
1983	0.3783 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.2%
1984	0.379 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.2%
1985	0.3807 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.4%
1986	0.3817 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.3%
1987	0.3821 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.1%
1988	0.3831 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.3%
1989	0.3838 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.2%
1990	0.3852 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.4%
1991	0.3866 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.4%
1992	0.3885 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.5%
1993	0.3881 sq. km per square kilometre	-0.1%
1994	0.3903 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.6%
1995	0.393 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.7%
1996	0.3943 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.3%
1997	0.3959 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.4%
1998	0.3969 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.3%
1999	0.3992 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.6%
2000	0.4008 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.4%
2001	0.402 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.3%
2002	0.4029 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.2%
2003	0.4049 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.5%
2004	0.403 sq. km per square kilometre	-0.5%
2005	0.4066 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.9%
2006	0.4074 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.2%
2007	0.4092 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.4%
2008	0.4105 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.3%
2009	0.4127 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.5%
2010	0.4148 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.5%
2011	0.4168 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.5%
2012	0.4337 sq. km per square kilometre	+4.1%
2013	0.4356 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.4%
2014	0.4371 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.3%
2015	0.4386 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.4%
2016	0.4396 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.2%
2017	0.4408 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.3%
2018	0.4428 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.4%
2019	0.4436 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.2%
2020	0.4446 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.2%
2021	0.4455 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.2%
2022	0.4462 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.2%
2023	0.447 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3711 sq. km per square kilometre	0.3706 sq. km per square kilometre	0.372 sq. km per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.3739 sq. km per square kilometre	0.3722 sq. km per square kilometre	0.3756 sq. km per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.3799 sq. km per square kilometre	0.3762 sq. km per square kilometre	0.3838 sq. km per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.3918 sq. km per square kilometre	0.3852 sq. km per square kilometre	0.3992 sq. km per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.406 sq. km per square kilometre	0.4008 sq. km per square kilometre	0.4127 sq. km per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.4343 sq. km per square kilometre	0.4148 sq. km per square kilometre	0.4436 sq. km per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.4458 sq. km per square kilometre	0.4446 sq. km per square kilometre	0.447 sq. km per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

8 Lesotho 0.7776 sq. km per square kilometre compare
9 Rwanda 0.7633 sq. km per square kilometre compare
10 Nigeria 0.762 sq. km per square kilometre compare
11 Moldova 0.741 sq. km per square kilometre compare
12 Syria 0.7409 sq. km per square kilometre compare
13 Djibouti 0.7351 sq. km per square kilometre compare
14 Guinea 0.7323 sq. km per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 258 places →

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)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.447 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 0.447 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3706 sq. km per square kilometre in 1962.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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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)
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre
Unit: sq. km per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 258 places, 15,143 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.