Agricultural land — Area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Agricultural land — Area was 218,215 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 218,215 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Northern Africa peaked at 242,785 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 204,954 1000 ha, in 1962.
Northern Africa ranks 23rd of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 206,471 1000 ha | 204,954 1000 ha | 208,803 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 212,244 1000 ha | 209,589 1000 ha | 213,876 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 215,273 1000 ha | 210,524 1000 ha | 223,922 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 230,797 1000 ha | 224,227 1000 ha | 235,239 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 239,308 1000 ha | 235,544 1000 ha | 242,515 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 222,671 1000 ha | 216,789 1000 ha | 242,785 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 218,004 1000 ha | 217,730 1000 ha | 218,215 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 432.96 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.41 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 789,689 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 787,239 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 218,303 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 19.87 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 43,364 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Northern Africa?
- Agricultural land — area in Northern Africa was 218,215 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 242,785 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 204,954 1000 ha in 1962.
- How does Northern Africa rank for agricultural land — area?
- Northern Africa ranks 23rd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.