Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 27.72 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 27.72 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Northern Africa peaked at 28.97 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 24.46 %, in 1962.
Northern Africa ranks 26th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.47 % | — |
| 1962 | 24.46 % | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 24.48 % | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 24.51 % | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 24.61 % | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 24.69 % | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 24.77 % | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 24.83 % | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 24.92 % | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 25.01 % | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 25.22 % | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 25.29 % | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 25.24 % | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 25.3 % | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 25.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 25.4 % | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 25.45 % | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 25.51 % | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 25.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 25.63 % | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 25.12 % | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 25.15 % | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 25.21 % | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 25.28 % | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 25.46 % | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 25.79 % | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 26.07 % | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 26.44 % | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 26.72 % | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 26.76 % | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 26.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 27.01 % | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 27.35 % | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 27.62 % | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 27.83 % | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 27.96 % | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 28 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 28.05 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 28.07 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 28.11 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 28.14 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 28.21 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 28.51 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 28.56 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 28.66 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 28.75 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 28.82 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 28.85 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 28.94 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 28.96 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 28.97 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.6 % | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 27.59 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.54 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 27.59 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 27.7 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 27.78 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 27.75 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 27.64 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 27.66 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 27.68 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 27.7 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 27.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27.72 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.64 % | 24.46 % | 24.92 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.32 % | 25.01 % | 25.52 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.69 % | 25.12 % | 26.72 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.54 % | 26.76 % | 28.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.55 % | 28.11 % | 28.94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.91 % | 27.54 % | 28.97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.69 % | 27.66 % | 27.72 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Northern Africa?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Northern Africa was 27.72 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 28.97 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.46 % in 1962.
- How does Northern Africa rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Northern Africa ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — 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.