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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological sustainability — Cropland by country

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual...

Countries reporting
174
Highest
1.28 million Hectares
World outside Africa
Lowest
0.4 Hectares
Nauru, Republic of
Median
2,022 Hectares
Years covered
21
2000–2020
Data points
5,106

What the numbers show

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological sustainability — Cropland is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 1.28 million Hectares in World outside Africa; the lowest is 0.4 Hectares in Nauru, Republic of.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,022 Hectares, and the mean is 20,768 Hectares.

Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 160.6%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 92.2%).

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 World outside Africa 1.28 million Hectares 2020 up 1.4% flat
2 OECD 397,932 Hectares 2020 up 1.1% falling
3 Resource-rich countries 223,708 Hectares 2020 up 3.3% flat
4 Africa, fragile states 176,730 Hectares 2020 up 7.8% rising
5 India 168,669 Hectares 2020 down 0.3% flat
6 United States 160,437 Hectares 2020 up 0.0% falling
7 China, People's Republic of 135,674 Hectares 2020 down 0.3% flat
8 Russian Federation 123,442 Hectares 2020 unchanged flat
9 Brazil 63,518 Hectares 2020 up 3.0% rising
10 East African Community 51,753 Hectares 2020 up 25.2% rising
11 Indonesia 51,300 Hectares 2020 up 15.0% rising
12 Nigeria 41,500 Hectares 2020 up 4.5% flat
13 Canada 38,401 Hectares 2020 up 1.4% falling
14 Ukraine 33,777 Hectares 2020 up 1.2% flat
15 Argentina 33,701 Hectares 2020 down 13.6% rising
16 Pakistan 31,723 Hectares 2020 up 4.9% flat
17 Australia 30,996 Hectares 2020 up 19.4% rising
18 Kazakhstan, Republic of 29,685 Hectares 2020 up 3.1% flat
19 Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) 25,341 Hectares 2020 up 1.0% flat
20 Mexico 22,869 Hectares 2020 down 10.6% falling
21 Thailand 22,210 Hectares 2020 up 9.6% rising
22 Sudan 21,211 Hectares 2020 up 6.0% rising
23 France 18,970 Hectares 2020 down 1.8% flat
24 Niger 17,815 Hectares 2020 up 17.2% rising
25 Iran, Islamic Republic of 17,536 Hectares 2020 up 2.8% flat
26 Spain 16,646 Hectares 2020 down 3.3% falling
27 Tanzania, United Republic of 15,521 Hectares 2020 up 15.8% rising
28 Myanmar 12,528 Hectares 2020 up 2.5% rising
29 South Africa 12,413 Hectares 2020 down 4.2% falling
30 Germany 11,862 Hectares 2020 down 1.5% flat
31 Philippines 11,175 Hectares 2020 up 5.4% rising
32 Morocco 9,382 Hectares 2020 up 4.4% flat
33 Romania 9,331 Hectares 2020 down 2.9% falling
34 Bangladesh 9,301 Hectares 2020 up 7.6% flat
35 Italy 9,260 Hectares 2020 down 3.8% falling
36 Uganda 9,100 Hectares 2020 up 1.7% rising
37 Colombia 8,739 Hectares 2020 up 160.6% rising
38 Algeria 8,517 Hectares 2020 up 1.3% flat
39 Malaysia 8,286 Hectares 2020 up 16.6% rising
40 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 8,094 Hectares 2020 up 2.3% flat
41 Côte d’Ivoire 8,000 Hectares 2020 up 8.1% rising
42 Cameroon 7,750 Hectares 2020 up 0.6% rising
43 Mali 6,561 Hectares 2020 up 2.3% rising
44 Kenya 6,330 Hectares 2020 up 5.1% rising
45 Burkina Faso 6,143 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
46 United Kingdom 6,024 Hectares 2020 up 0.1% rising
47 Mozambique, Republic of 5,950 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
48 Belarus, Republic of 5,760 Hectares 2020 up 1.8% flat
49 Peru 5,678 Hectares 2020 down 7.9% flat
50 Iraq 5,250 Hectares 2020 up 24.4% rising
51 Chad 5,238 Hectares 2020 up 23.7% rising
52 Ghana 5,221 Hectares 2020 down 0.6% flat
53 Angola 5,215 Hectares 2020 up 18.8% rising
54 Tunisia 4,981 Hectares 2020 down 4.0% flat
55 Paraguay 4,824 Hectares 2020 up 18.8% rising
56 Bolivia 4,787 Hectares 2020 up 6.0% rising
57 Uzbekistan, Republic of 4,438 Hectares 2020 down 2.0% falling
58 Japan 4,372 Hectares 2020 down 4.8% falling
59 Cambodia 4,289 Hectares 2020 up 8.4% rising
60 Hungary 4,170 Hectares 2020 down 9.0% falling
61 Zimbabwe 4,100 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
62 Egypt, Arab Republic of 3,971 Hectares 2020 up 8.2% rising
63 Zambia 3,836 Hectares 2020 up 11.6% rising
64 Guinea 3,800 Hectares 2020 up 5.6% rising
64 Malawi 3,800 Hectares 2020 down 0.9% rising
66 Bulgaria 3,644 Hectares 2020 up 8.8% flat
67 Saudi Arabia 3,596 Hectares 2020 up 5.6% falling
68 Cuba 3,562 Hectares 2020 down 6.4% falling
69 Benin 3,400 Hectares 2020 up 9.7% rising
70 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 3,300 Hectares 2020 unchanged flat
71 Senegal 3,278 Hectares 2020 down 15.0% rising
72 Greece 3,220 Hectares 2020 down 13.1% falling
73 Togo 2,820 Hectares 2020 up 5.8% rising
74 Serbia, Republic of 2,811 Hectares 2020 down 1.2% falling
75 Sweden 2,542 Hectares 2020 down 3.0% flat
76 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 2,540 Hectares 2020 down 3.4% flat
77 Czech Republic 2,534 Hectares 2020 down 2.1% falling
78 Ecuador 2,481 Hectares 2020 down 3.8% falling
79 South Sudan, Republic of 2,478 Hectares 2020 down 9.1% falling
80 Denmark 2,398 Hectares 2020 down 1.2% rising
81 Sri Lanka 2,372 Hectares 2020 up 8.8% rising
82 Azerbaijan, Republic of 2,357 Hectares 2020 up 11.6% rising
83 Nepal 2,326 Hectares 2020 down 0.3% falling
84 Finland 2,248 Hectares 2020 down 0.5% flat
85 Uruguay 2,063 Hectares 2020 down 0.4% rising
86 Libya 2,050 Hectares 2020 down 0.0% falling
87 Guatemala 2,045 Hectares 2020 down 5.6% falling
88 Turkmenistan 2,000 Hectares 2020 unchanged falling
89 Central African Republic 1,880 Hectares 2020 down 1.8% falling
90 Portugal 1,818 Hectares 2020 down 2.3% falling
91 Nicaragua 1,790 Hectares 2020 down 2.0% falling
92 Sierra Leone 1,749 Hectares 2020 up 1.1% rising
93 Chile 1,695 Hectares 2020 down 1.9% falling
94 Honduras 1,596 Hectares 2020 up 6.4% rising
95 Burundi 1,550 Hectares 2020 up 14.8% rising
96 Yemen, Republic of 1,452 Hectares 2020 down 8.0% falling
97 Rwanda 1,402 Hectares 2020 up 2.0% rising
98 Austria 1,388 Hectares 2020 down 2.9% falling
99 Kyrgyz Republic 1,364 Hectares 2020 up 1.0% flat
100 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,354 Hectares 2020 down 11.5% rising
101 Haiti 1,350 Hectares 2020 down 2.2% rising
102 Mongolia 1,345 Hectares 2020 up 8.6% rising
103 Dominican Republic 1,232 Hectares 2020 up 2.7% falling
104 Somalia 1,125 Hectares 2020 down 0.3% falling
105 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,121 Hectares 2020 up 1.1% flat
106 Tajikistan, Republic of 1,041 Hectares 2020 up 18.2% rising
107 Papua New Guinea 1,000 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
108 Belgium 888.49 Hectares 2020 up 3.8% flat
109 El Salvador 881 Hectares 2020 up 1.1% flat
110 Namibia 810 Hectares 2020 up 0.1% flat
111 Norway 807.66 Hectares 2020 down 2.7% falling
112 Liberia 700 Hectares 2020 up 6.1% rising
113 Eritrea, The State of 692 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
114 Albania 687.55 Hectares 2020 down 1.2% flat
115 Panama 665.1 Hectares 2020 down 12.2% flat
116 Congo, Republic of 628 Hectares 2020 up 9.0% rising
117 New Zealand 601 Hectares 2020 up 5.4% falling
118 Costa Rica 561.5 Hectares 2020 up 4.0% rising
119 Guinea-Bissau 550 Hectares 2020 unchanged flat
120 Armenia, Republic of 504 Hectares 2020 up 0.1% flat
121 Gabon 495 Hectares 2020 unchanged flat
122 Israel 481.4 Hectares 2020 up 29.8% rising
123 Guyana 460 Hectares 2020 up 2.7% flat
124 North Macedonia, Republic of 457 Hectares 2020 up 1.8% falling
125 Gambia, The 445 Hectares 2020 down 2.2% rising
125 Ireland 445 Hectares 2020 up 0.9% falling
127 Georgia 437.9 Hectares 2020 down 15.8% falling
128 Switzerland 425.04 Hectares 2020 down 0.8% flat
129 Jordan 287 Hectares 2020 up 10.3% rising
130 Lebanon 269.67 Hectares 2020 up 12.4% flat
131 Botswana 262 Hectares 2020 up 0.4% rising
132 Jamaica 215 Hectares 2020 unchanged falling
133 Vanuatu 145 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
134 Cyprus 131.87 Hectares 2020 up 17.2% falling
135 Belize 122 Hectares 2020 up 14.0% rising
136 Iceland 121 Hectares 2020 down 1.6% falling
137 Comoros, Union of the 116 Hectares 2020 down 1.7% flat
138 Solomon Islands 109 Hectares 2020 up 10.1% rising
139 Oman 107.93 Hectares 2020 up 48.7% rising
140 Bhutan 100 Hectares 2020 down 11.5% falling
141 United Arab Emirates 89.8 Hectares 2020 down 2.7% volatile
142 Mauritius 79 Hectares 2020 down 6.0% falling
143 Suriname 67 Hectares 2020 up 9.8% rising
144 Luxembourg 63.69 Hectares 2020 up 0.4% flat
145 Trinidad and Tobago 47 Hectares 2020 unchanged falling
146 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 43 Hectares 2020 down 4.4% falling
146 Samoa 43 Hectares 2020 up 21.1% rising
148 Kiribati 34 Hectares 2020 unchanged flat
149 Tonga 31 Hectares 2020 up 10.7% rising
150 Qatar 24 Hectares 2020 up 32.6% rising
151 Dominica 23 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
152 Montenegro 14.65 Hectares 2020 down 92.2% volatile
153 Kuwait 14 Hectares 2020 down 12.5% flat
154 Bahamas, The 12 Hectares 2020 down 7.7% rising
155 Malta 10.38 Hectares 2020 up 0.5% rising
156 Brunei Darussalam 10 Hectares 2020 unchanged rising
157 St. Lucia 9.57 Hectares 2020 unchanged falling
158 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 8.5 Hectares 2020 down 15.0% falling
159 Barbados 8 Hectares 2020 down 38.5% falling
160 Grenada 7 Hectares 2020 unchanged falling
161 Maldives 5.4 Hectares 2020 down 8.5% falling
162 St. Kitts and Nevis 5.1 Hectares 2020 up 10.9% falling
163 Antigua and Barbuda 5 Hectares 2020 unchanged flat
163 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 5 Hectares 2020 unchanged flat
165 Bahrain, Kingdom of 4.6 Hectares 2020 unchanged falling
166 Palau, Republic of 2.3 Hectares 2020 unchanged flat
166 San Marino, Republic of 2.3 Hectares 2020 up 130.0% rising
168 Djibouti 2 Hectares 2020 up 25.0% rising
169 Tuvalu 1.8 Hectares 2020 unchanged flat
170 Seychelles 1.55 Hectares 2020 down 35.4% falling
171 Liechtenstein 1.41 Hectares 2020 down 39.5% falling
172 Andorra, Principality of 0.72 Hectares 2020 down 6.5% falling
173 Singapore 0.66 Hectares 2020 down 10.8% falling
174 Nauru, Republic of 0.4 Hectares 2020 unchanged flat

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological sustainability — Cropland
Unit
Hectares
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
244 places, 5,106 data points, 2000–2020
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. <br><br> Table 23 shows indicators of ecological sustainability, in terms of land use. This includes number of hectars of land allocated to different kinds of use, carbon stock in living biomass, and fertiliser use, and wood production.