Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0522 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 0.0522 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.9% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.1859 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0522 hectares per person, in 2024.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1859 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1844 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1837 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1784 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1775 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1753 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.183 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1749 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1779 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1726 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1729 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1705 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1562 hectares per person | -8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1599 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1524 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1541 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1473 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1433 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1318 hectares per person | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1332 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1327 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1255 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1244 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1211 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.129 hectares per person | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1292 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1178 hectares per person | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1292 hectares per person | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1161 hectares per person | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1011 hectares per person | -13.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1053 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1051 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0999 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1157 hectares per person | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1036 hectares per person | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1099 hectares per person | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1109 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1016 hectares per person | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0937 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0908 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0927 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.09 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1013 hectares per person | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0899 hectares per person | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1064 hectares per person | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0918 hectares per person | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0906 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.093 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0915 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0915 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0939 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0836 hectares per person | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0913 hectares per person | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0932 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0816 hectares per person | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.09 hectares per person | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0852 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0883 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.081 hectares per person | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0829 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0807 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0802 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.079 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0522 hectares per person | -33.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -33.9% | 0.079 hectares per person | 0.0522 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1801 hectares per person | 0.1749 hectares per person | 0.1859 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1561 hectares per person | 0.1318 hectares per person | 0.1729 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1258 hectares per person | 0.1161 hectares per person | 0.1332 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1047 hectares per person | 0.0937 hectares per person | 0.1157 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0938 hectares per person | 0.0899 hectares per person | 0.1064 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0879 hectares per person | 0.081 hectares per person | 0.0939 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.075 hectares per person | 0.0522 hectares per person | 0.0829 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 21 Paraguay 0.224 hectares per person compare
- 22 Cambodia 0.2217 hectares per person compare
- 23 Denmark 0.2057 hectares per person compare
- 24 Guyana 0.2006 hectares per person compare
- 25 Poland 0.1959 hectares per person compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 0.1847 hectares per person compare
- 27 Thailand 0.1749 hectares 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.0522 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1859 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0522 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. 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 Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, 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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.