Agricultural land — Area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Agricultural land — Area was 298,420 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 298,420 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Western Africa peaked at 298,420 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 229,024 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Western Africa 20th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 230,216 1000 ha | 229,024 1000 ha | 231,589 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 231,377 1000 ha | 230,621 1000 ha | 232,634 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 236,339 1000 ha | 233,593 1000 ha | 239,319 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 252,670 1000 ha | 242,489 1000 ha | 262,038 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 270,487 1000 ha | 263,015 1000 ha | 277,233 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 286,672 1000 ha | 279,406 1000 ha | 294,805 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 296,433 1000 ha | 293,801 1000 ha | 298,420 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 113,229 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 13.78 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 20.62 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Western Africa?
- Agricultural land — area in Western Africa was 298,420 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 298,420 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 229,024 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for agricultural land — area?
- Western Africa ranks 20th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.