Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0662 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.0662 hectares per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.1% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.203 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0662 hectares per person, in 2024.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.203 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2027 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2017 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1972 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1987 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1872 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1948 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1858 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2002 hectares per person | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1883 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1843 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1695 hectares per person | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1709 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1674 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1553 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1603 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1492 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1421 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1335 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1353 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1283 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1242 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.124 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1258 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1345 hectares per person | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1403 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1328 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1411 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.136 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1283 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1333 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1332 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1293 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1393 hectares per person | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1308 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1299 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.129 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1243 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1174 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1131 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1127 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1118 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1187 hectares per person | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1085 hectares per person | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1209 hectares per person | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1131 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1112 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1138 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1047 hectares per person | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1114 hectares per person | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1087 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.103 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1074 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1081 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0999 hectares per person | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1062 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1029 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1051 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0986 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0983 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0961 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0957 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0947 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0662 hectares per person | -30.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1968 hectares per person | 0.1858 hectares per person | 0.203 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1621 hectares per person | 0.1335 hectares per person | 0.1883 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1322 hectares per person | 0.124 hectares per person | 0.1411 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1295 hectares per person | 0.1174 hectares per person | 0.1393 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1128 hectares per person | 0.1047 hectares per person | 0.1209 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1051 hectares per person | 0.0986 hectares per person | 0.1114 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0902 hectares per person | 0.0662 hectares per person | 0.0983 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 15 Mali 0.2645 hectares per person compare
- 16 Estonia 0.257 hectares per person compare
- 17 Belarus 0.2494 hectares per person compare
- 18 Uruguay 0.2404 hectares per person compare
- 19 Hungary 0.2357 hectares per person compare
- 20 Sudan 0.2298 hectares per person compare
- 21 Paraguay 0.224 hectares per person 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), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.0662 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.203 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0662 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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), 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.