Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0868 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Africa Western and Central, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Africa Western and Central stood at 0.0868 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 26.3% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.2314 hectares per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0868 hectares per person, in 2024.
That places Africa Western and Central 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2257 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2272 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.226 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2226 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2278 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2035 hectares per person | -10.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2112 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2008 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2314 hectares per person | +15.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2103 hectares per person | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2002 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.168 hectares per person | -16.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1918 hectares per person | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1781 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1595 hectares per person | -10.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1692 hectares per person | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1518 hectares per person | -10.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1402 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1359 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1384 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1217 hectares per person | -12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1222 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1235 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1327 hectares per person | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1425 hectares per person | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1566 hectares per person | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1549 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1589 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1654 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1688 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1749 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.175 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1731 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1743 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1713 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1596 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1559 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1578 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1526 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1462 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1421 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1439 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1442 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1358 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1421 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1442 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1414 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.144 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1238 hectares per person | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1404 hectares per person | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1302 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1313 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1308 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1296 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1266 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1298 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1287 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1296 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1243 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1208 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1187 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1185 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1178 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0868 hectares per person | -26.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Africa Western and Central 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 | -26.3% | 0.1178 hectares per person | 0.0868 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2196 hectares per person | 0.2008 hectares per person | 0.2314 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1705 hectares per person | 0.1359 hectares per person | 0.2103 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1417 hectares per person | 0.1217 hectares per person | 0.1654 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1663 hectares per person | 0.1526 hectares per person | 0.175 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1408 hectares per person | 0.1238 hectares per person | 0.1462 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1301 hectares per person | 0.1243 hectares per person | 0.1404 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1125 hectares per person | 0.0868 hectares per person | 0.1208 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 2 Australia 0.7157 hectares per person compare
- 3 Lithuania 0.4682 hectares per person compare
- 4 Latvia 0.4053 hectares per person compare
- 5 Canada 0.4004 hectares per person compare
- 6 Argentina 0.3865 hectares per person compare
- 7 Niger 0.3822 hectares per person compare
- 8 Moldova 0.3764 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa Western and Central
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 186.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 247.88 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 46.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 350.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Africa Western and Central?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Africa Western and Central was 0.0868 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2314 hectares per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0868 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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.