Surface area in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Surface area was 2.42 billion ha in 2011. ▬ Flat
Latest (2011)
2.42 billion ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 6 groups
All-time high
2.42 billion ha
in 1961
All-time low
2.42 billion ha
in 1961
Years of data
51
1961–2011
Surface area in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 2.42 billion ha for surface area in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 2.42 billion ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.42 billion ha, in 1961.
Surface area in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.42 billion ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.42 billion ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.42 billion ha | 2.42 billion ha | 2.42 billion ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.42 billion ha | 2.42 billion ha | 2.42 billion ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.42 billion ha | 2.42 billion ha | 2.42 billion ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.42 billion ha | 2.42 billion ha | 2.42 billion ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.42 billion ha | 2.42 billion ha | 2.42 billion ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 billion ha | 2.42 billion ha | 2.42 billion ha | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 395.90 billion current US$ (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)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1792 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Surface area in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 2.42 billion ha in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest surface area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 billion ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.42 billion ha in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for surface area?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is surface area rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Surface area (ha). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.