What is the highest land area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?

The highest recorded value was 2.15 billion hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?

The lowest recorded value was 10.10 million hectares in 1960.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank for land area?

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?

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

Land area in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

Name: Land area in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Land area was 2.15 billion hectares in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)

2.15 billion hectares

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

5th

of 6 groups

All-time high

2.15 billion hectares

in 1961

All-time low

10.10 million hectares

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2011

Land area in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, 1960–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2011, land area in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria stood at 2.15 billion hectares.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria peaked at 2.15 billion hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 10.10 million hectares, in 1960.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Land area in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Land area (hectares) in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, 1960 to 2011.
Year	hectares	Change
1960	10.10 million hectares	—
1961	2.15 billion hectares	+21181.0%
1962	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1963	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1964	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1965	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1966	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1967	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1968	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1969	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1970	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1971	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1972	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1973	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1974	2.15 billion hectares	-0.0%
1975	2.15 billion hectares	-0.0%
1976	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1977	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1978	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1979	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1980	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1981	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1982	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1983	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1984	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1985	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1986	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1987	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1988	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1989	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1990	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1991	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1992	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1993	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1994	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1995	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1996	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1997	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1998	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
1999	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
2000	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
2001	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
2002	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
2003	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
2004	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
2005	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
2006	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
2007	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
2008	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
2009	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
2010	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%
2011	2.15 billion hectares	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.94 billion hectares	10.10 million hectares	2.15 billion hectares	10
1970s	2.15 billion hectares	2.15 billion hectares	2.15 billion hectares	10
1980s	2.15 billion hectares	2.15 billion hectares	2.15 billion hectares	10
1990s	2.15 billion hectares	2.15 billion hectares	2.15 billion hectares	10
2000s	2.15 billion hectares	2.15 billion hectares	2.15 billion hectares	10
2010s	2.15 billion hectares	2.15 billion hectares	2.15 billion hectares	2

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

2 Sudan 237.60 million hectares compare
3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 226.71 million hectares compare
4 Libya 175.95 million hectares compare
5 Niger 126.67 million hectares compare
6 Chad 125.92 million hectares compare
7 Angola 124.67 million hectares compare
8 Mali 122.02 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

Agriculture production index 118.25 1999-2001 = 100 (2010)
Wood fuel production quantity 500.42 million CUM, solid volume units (2011)
Agricultural land 888.57 million hectares (2011)
Land area equipped for irrigation 5.39 million hectares (2011)
Permanent cropland 19.87 million hectares (2011)
Arable and permanent cropland 177.13 million hectares (2011)
Wood charcoal production quantity 20.19 million tonnes (2011)
Cereal production index 100 1999-2001 = 100 (2010)
Cereal cropland 3.7% (2011)
Cereal seed quantity 2.27 million FAO, metric tonnes (2011)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria →

Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?: Land area in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria was 2.15 billion hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?: The highest recorded value was 2.15 billion hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?: The lowest recorded value was 10.10 million hectares in 1960.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank for land area?: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.