Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 83.86 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Cote d'Ivoire, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 83.86 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 83.86 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.48 %, in 1961.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 6th of 255 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49.48 % | — |
| 1962 | 49.86 % | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 50.05 % | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 50.31 % | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 50.49 % | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 50.66 % | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 50.83 % | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 50.94 % | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 51.02 % | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 51.11 % | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 51.29 % | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 51.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 51.91 % | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 52.41 % | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 52.83 % | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 53.14 % | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 53.88 % | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 54.26 % | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 54.37 % | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 54.47 % | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 54.9 % | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 55.31 % | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 55.3 % | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 56.29 % | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 57.27 % | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 57.6 % | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 57.92 % | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 59.16 % | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 58.27 % | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 59.93 % | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 58.59 % | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 58.63 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 61.33 % | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 59.77 % | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 62.1 % | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 62.06 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 61.31 % | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 61.6 % | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 61.89 % | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 62.12 % | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 60.58 % | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 60.96 % | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 61.08 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 63.4 % | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 64.17 % | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 65.04 % | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 66.06 % | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 65.8 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 65.7 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 65.74 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 66.2 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 68.96 % | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 70.89 % | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 72.59 % | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 77.29 % | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 75.7 % | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 78.17 % | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 81.9 % | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 80.88 % | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 81.48 % | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 81.83 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 83.61 % | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 81.43 % | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 83.86 % | +3.0% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 83.86 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.17 %, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 83.86 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.41 %, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.4 % | 49.48 % | 51.02 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 52.65 % | 51.11 % | 54.37 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.65 % | 54.47 % | 59.16 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.72 % | 58.59 % | 62.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.49 % | 60.58 % | 66.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.83 % | 65.74 % | 81.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.44 % | 81.43 % | 83.86 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
- 3 Lesotho 92.89 % compare
- 4 Uruguay 87.36 % compare
- 5 Turkmenistan 84.32 % compare
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 83.86 % compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 81.68 % compare
- 9 Uganda 80.28 % compare
More environment data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Cote d'Ivoire was 83.86 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 83.86 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.48 % in 1961.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 6th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in 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.