Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 18.81 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Western Sahara, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 18.81 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Western Sahara peaked at 18.81 % in 1983 and was at its lowest, 18.8 %, in 1961.
That places Western Sahara 161st out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.8 % | — |
| 1962 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 18.81 % | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.81 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.8 % | 18.8 % | 18.8 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.8 % | 18.8 % | 18.8 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.81 % | 18.8 % | 18.81 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.81 % | 18.81 % | 18.81 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.81 % | 18.81 % | 18.81 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.81 % | 18.81 % | 18.81 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.81 % | 18.81 % | 18.81 % | 5 |
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- 158 Maldives 19.8 % compare
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More environment data for Western Sahara
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -62.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.503 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -21.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 18.8 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 0.08 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 0.02 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 5,004 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Western Sahara?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Western Sahara was 18.81 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 18.81 % in 1983.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8 % in 1961.
- How does Western Sahara rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Western Sahara ranks 161st out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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.