Arable land — Area in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Arable land — Area was 4 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Western Sahara, 1969–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 4 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Western Sahara peaked at 4 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1 1000 ha, in 1969.
That places Western Sahara 210th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 1 1000 ha | — |
| 1970 | 2 1000 ha | +100.0% |
| 1971 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3 1000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4 1000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 1 |
| 1970s | 2 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 207 Dominica 5.5 1000 ha compare
- 208 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 1000 ha compare
- 209 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 4.3 1000 ha compare
- 210 Antigua and Barbuda 4 1000 ha compare
- 210 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 4 1000 ha compare
- 210 Brunei Darussalam 4 1000 ha compare
- 210 Sao Tome and Principe 4 1000 ha compare
- 210 Brunei 4 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Western Sahara
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -62.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (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)
- Country area — Area 26,600 1000 ha (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.95 Percentage change (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 37.78 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 62.35 1000 USD (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 18.8 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Western Sahara?
- Arable land — area in Western Sahara was 4 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 4 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 1000 ha in 1969.
- How does Western Sahara rank for arable land — area?
- Western Sahara ranks 210th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable 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 rising.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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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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.