Arable land — Area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Arable land — Area was 43,364 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Northern Africa is 43,364 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Northern Africa peaked at 43,822 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 31,008 1000 ha, in 1962.
That places Northern Africa 22nd out of 32 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.
Arable land — Area in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31,136 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 31,008 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 31,048 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 31,221 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 31,652 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 31,974 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 32,165 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 32,302 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 32,437 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 32,634 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 32,914 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 33,189 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 33,373 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 33,499 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 34,007 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 34,306 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 34,263 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 34,301 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 34,058 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 33,938 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 34,167 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 34,267 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 34,063 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 34,448 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 34,528 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 34,700 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 34,991 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 35,064 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 35,380 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 35,610 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 35,826 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 36,738 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 38,572 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 39,260 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 40,130 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 40,876 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 40,848 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 40,638 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 40,556 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 40,153 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 39,901 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 39,994 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 42,126 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 41,232 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 41,430 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 41,406 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 41,832 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 42,093 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 42,776 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 42,525 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 42,550 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 42,811 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 42,445 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 41,846 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 42,235 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 43,085 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 43,822 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 43,691 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 42,938 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 43,447 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 43,195 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 43,236 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 43,349 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 43,364 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,660 1000 ha | 31,008 1000 ha | 32,437 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 33,654 1000 ha | 32,634 1000 ha | 34,306 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,555 1000 ha | 33,938 1000 ha | 35,380 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 38,906 1000 ha | 35,610 1000 ha | 40,876 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,294 1000 ha | 39,901 1000 ha | 42,776 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,795 1000 ha | 41,846 1000 ha | 43,822 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,318 1000 ha | 43,195 1000 ha | 43,447 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- 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, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 888,500 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 1.10 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Northern Africa?
- Arable land — area in Northern Africa was 43,364 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 43,822 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,008 1000 ha in 1962.
- How does Northern Africa rank for arable land — area?
- Northern Africa ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Arable 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.