Land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of GDP was 0 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0 hectares per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.7% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | hectares per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 hectares per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 hectares per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 hectares per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -27.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | +36.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 4 Eritrea 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Burundi 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Chad 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Guinea 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Malawi 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.