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 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 | 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
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.41 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 789,689 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 787,239 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 218,303 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 218,215 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 19.87 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (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 36 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.