Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate was -28.35 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at -28.35 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2,125.1% on the previous year and down 930.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 14.53 % change on previous year in 2005 and was at its lowest, -28.35 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 1964 | 0.238 % change on previous year | -88.2% |
| 1965 | 3.4 % change on previous year | +1327.1% |
| 1966 | -3.36 % change on previous year | -198.9% |
| 1967 | 6.81 % change on previous year | -302.9% |
| 1968 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -131.0% |
| 1969 | 10.66 % change on previous year | -604.8% |
| 1970 | -3.39 % change on previous year | -131.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5458 % change on previous year | -116.1% |
| 1972 | -5.5 % change on previous year | -1108.3% |
| 1973 | 3.64 % change on previous year | -166.2% |
| 1974 | 0.744 % change on previous year | -79.6% |
| 1975 | -4.55 % change on previous year | -711.2% |
| 1976 | 6.15 % change on previous year | -235.3% |
| 1977 | -4.32 % change on previous year | -170.1% |
| 1978 | -1.97 % change on previous year | -54.5% |
| 1979 | -3.15 % change on previous year | +60.4% |
| 1980 | 4.4 % change on previous year | -239.4% |
| 1981 | -2.34 % change on previous year | -153.2% |
| 1982 | -0.171 % change on previous year | -92.7% |
| 1983 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -1802.7% |
| 1984 | 4.35 % change on previous year | +49.6% |
| 1985 | 10.04 % change on previous year | +130.6% |
| 1986 | 7.36 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 1987 | -2.58 % change on previous year | -135.0% |
| 1988 | 9.38 % change on previous year | -464.1% |
| 1989 | -0.9285 % change on previous year | -109.9% |
| 1990 | -2.99 % change on previous year | +221.6% |
| 1991 | 6.73 % change on previous year | -325.5% |
| 1992 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 1993 | -0.2222 % change on previous year | -108.2% |
| 1994 | 10.6 % change on previous year | -4867.9% |
| 1995 | -3.55 % change on previous year | -133.5% |
| 1996 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -155.8% |
| 1997 | 1.98 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1998 | -1.09 % change on previous year | -155.1% |
| 1999 | -2.94 % change on previous year | +169.5% |
| 2000 | -1.06 % change on previous year | -64.2% |
| 2001 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -314.7% |
| 2002 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 9.04 % change on previous year | +357.7% |
| 2004 | -6.09 % change on previous year | -167.3% |
| 2005 | 14.53 % change on previous year | -338.8% |
| 2006 | -3.87 % change on previous year | -126.6% |
| 2007 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -128.0% |
| 2008 | 5.16 % change on previous year | +377.4% |
| 2009 | -5.42 % change on previous year | -205.0% |
| 2010 | 9.42 % change on previous year | -273.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2806 % change on previous year | -97.0% |
| 2012 | -2.6 % change on previous year | -1026.7% |
| 2013 | 7.1 % change on previous year | -373.2% |
| 2014 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -52.0% |
| 2015 | -5.02 % change on previous year | -246.9% |
| 2016 | 9.18 % change on previous year | -283.1% |
| 2017 | -0.5547 % change on previous year | -106.0% |
| 2018 | 4.86 % change on previous year | -975.3% |
| 2019 | -3.7 % change on previous year | -176.1% |
| 2020 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -161.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3319 % change on previous year | -85.4% |
| 2022 | 2.02 % change on previous year | +510.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -30.9% |
| 2024 | -28.35 % change on previous year | -2125.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +4867.9% | -0.2222 % change on previous year | 10.6 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | -2125.2% | 1.4 % change on previous year | -28.35 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | +1802.7% | -0.171 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year |
| 1965 | +1327.1% | 0.238 % change on previous year | 3.4 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5 % change on previous year | -3.36 % change on previous year | 10.66 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -1.18 % change on previous year | -5.5 % change on previous year | 6.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.24 % change on previous year | -2.58 % change on previous year | 10.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.32 % change on previous year | -3.55 % change on previous year | 10.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 % change on previous year | -6.09 % change on previous year | 14.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 % change on previous year | -5.02 % change on previous year | 9.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.46 % change on previous year | -28.35 % change on previous year | 2.27 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 14 Oman 14.92 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Qatar 14.15 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Jordan 13.87 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Kenya 12.45 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Afghanistan 12.33 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Moldova 11.98 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Kuwait 10.99 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 731.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was -28.35 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.53 % change on previous year in 2005.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.35 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 930.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Land under cereal production (hectares). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Land under cereal production (hectares). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.