Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Libya | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Tunisia | 20.6 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.2 |
| Burundi | 36.6 | 36.2 | 37.4 | 37.2 | 37.0 | 38.9 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 42.1 | 43.1 | 44.2 | 45.2 | 46.3 | 47.4 | 48.4 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Comoros | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.6 |
| Eritrea | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | ||
| Ethiopia | 9.9 | 11.4 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.5 | ||
| Kenya | 6.1 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.1 |
| Madagascar | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Malawi | 19.1 | 23.9 | 29.2 | 33.9 | 37.1 | 37.1 | 37.1 | 37.6 | 38.2 | 38.8 | 39.4 | 40.0 | 40.5 | 41.1 | 41.7 | 42.4 | 42.4 |
| Mauritius | 49.3 | 48.3 | 44.3 | 41.9 | 39.4 | 39.1 | 38.1 | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.6 |
| Rwanda | 21.2 | 35.7 | 40.5 | 45.6 | 48.0 | 49.0 | 50.1 | 51.1 | 52.2 | 52.2 | 52.2 | 52.2 | 50.1 | 48.3 | 49.2 | 51.4 | 51.4 |
| Seychelles | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Somalia | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Sudan | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | ||||||
| Eswatini | 8.7 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| Uganda | 18.9 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 29.8 | 33.7 | 34.2 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 |
| Zambia | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Zimbabwe | 3.6 | 7.7 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.1 |