Arable land use per person in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Arable land use per person was 0.1541 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Cote d'Ivoire, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Cote d'Ivoire is 0.1541 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 0.4409 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1262 hectares per person, in 2011.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 81st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3813 hectares per person | 0.3274 hectares per person | 0.4409 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.274 hectares per person | 0.2436 hectares per person | 0.3141 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2257 hectares per person | 0.2065 hectares per person | 0.2384 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1924 hectares per person | 0.1626 hectares per person | 0.2113 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1432 hectares per person | 0.1318 hectares per person | 0.1582 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1421 hectares per person | 0.1262 hectares per person | 0.1539 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1501 hectares per person | 0.1481 hectares per person | 0.1541 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.19 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0153 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0472 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Arable land use per person in Cote d'Ivoire was 0.1541 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4409 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1262 hectares per person in 2011.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for arable land use per person?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 81st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.