Arable land — Area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Arable land — Area was 99,061 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Western 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 Western Africa is 99,061 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Western Africa peaked at 99,061 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52,983 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Western Africa 18th 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 | 54,050 1000 ha | 52,983 1000 ha | 55,460 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 55,000 1000 ha | 54,258 1000 ha | 55,883 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 57,767 1000 ha | 56,162 1000 ha | 59,544 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,213 1000 ha | 61,408 1000 ha | 77,620 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 81,668 1000 ha | 77,838 1000 ha | 85,335 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,440 1000 ha | 86,454 1000 ha | 97,086 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 97,520 1000 ha | 95,685 1000 ha | 99,061 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 486.46 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.68 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 614,753 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 606,405 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 49.21 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 22,941 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 33.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Western Africa?
- Arable land — area in Western Africa was 99,061 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 99,061 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,983 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for arable land — area?
- Western Africa ranks 18th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.