What is land area in Africa Eastern and Southern?

Land area in Africa Eastern and Southern was 14.86 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?

The highest recorded value was 14.86 million sq. km in 2021.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?

The lowest recorded value was 11.09 million sq. km in 1961.

Is land area rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Africa Eastern and Southern

Name: Land area in Africa Eastern and Southern
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Africa Eastern and Southern: Land area was 14.86 million sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

14.86 million sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

All-time high

14.86 million sq. km

in 2021

All-time low

11.09 million sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Africa Eastern and Southern is 14.86 million sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 14.86 million sq. km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.09 million sq. km, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	11.09 million sq. km	11.09 million sq. km	11.09 million sq. km	9
1970s	11.09 million sq. km	11.09 million sq. km	11.09 million sq. km	10
1980s	11.09 million sq. km	11.09 million sq. km	11.09 million sq. km	10
1990s	11.87 million sq. km	11.09 million sq. km	12.20 million sq. km	10
2000s	12.28 million sq. km	12.20 million sq. km	12.34 million sq. km	10
2010s	14.35 million sq. km	12.35 million sq. km	14.85 million sq. km	10
2020s	14.86 million sq. km	14.86 million sq. km	14.86 million sq. km	4

More agriculture & rural data for Africa Eastern and Southern

Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Rural population 61.3% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
Rural population 483.55 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.4% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 209.47 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 40.19 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 1,708 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 68.64 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Africa Eastern and Southern?: Land area in Africa Eastern and Southern was 14.86 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?: The highest recorded value was 14.86 million sq. km in 2021.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?: The lowest recorded value was 11.09 million sq. km in 1961.
Is land area rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.