Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 19.87 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 19.87 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
The figure is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Northern Africa peaked at 20.04 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.13 %, in 1962.
That places Northern Africa 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.18 % | — |
| 1962 | 15.13 % | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 15.14 % | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 15.2 % | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 15.35 % | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 15.45 % | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 15.5 % | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 15.52 % | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 15.53 % | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 15.57 % | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 15.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 15.66 % | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 15.78 % | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 15.8 % | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 16.03 % | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 16.11 % | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 16.06 % | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 16.05 % | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 15.92 % | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 15.8 % | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 16.23 % | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 16.26 % | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 16.12 % | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 16.26 % | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 16.18 % | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 16.05 % | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 16.02 % | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 15.82 % | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 15.8 % | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 15.88 % | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 15.98 % | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 16.23 % | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 16.83 % | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 16.96 % | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 17.21 % | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 17.45 % | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 17.41 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 17.29 % | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 17.24 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 17.05 % | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 16.92 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 16.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.63 % | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 17.22 % | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 17.25 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 17.19 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 17.32 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 17.41 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 17.64 % | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 17.52 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 17.53 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 19.71 % | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 19.54 % | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 19.3 % | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 19.44 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 19.76 % | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 20.04 % | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 20 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 19.73 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 19.95 % | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 19.82 % | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 19.83 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 19.87 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 19.87 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.33 % | 15.13 % | 15.53 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.86 % | 15.57 % | 16.11 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.05 % | 15.8 % | 16.26 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.85 % | 15.88 % | 17.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.26 % | 16.92 % | 17.64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.26 % | 17.52 % | 20.04 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.87 % | 19.82 % | 19.95 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Northern Africa?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Northern Africa was 19.87 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.04 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.13 % in 1962.
- How does Northern Africa rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Northern Africa ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.