What is country area — area in Northern Africa?

Country area — area in Northern Africa was 789,689 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest country area — area recorded in Northern Africa?

The highest recorded value was 852,470 1000 ha in 1961.

What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Northern Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 789,689 1000 ha in 2012.

How does Northern Africa rank for country area — area?

Northern Africa ranks 18th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.

Is country area — area rising or falling in Northern Africa?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Northern Africa data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Country area — Area in Northern Africa

Name: Country area — Area in Northern Africa
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Northern Africa: Country area — Area was 789,689 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

789,689 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

18th

of 36 groups

All-time high

852,470 1000 ha

in 1961

All-time low

789,689 1000 ha

in 2012

Years of data

1961–2024

Country area — Area in Northern Africa, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Northern Africa recorded 789,689 1000 ha for country area — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, country area — area in Northern Africa peaked at 852,470 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 789,689 1000 ha, in 2012.

That places Northern 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 falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	852,470 1000 ha	852,470 1000 ha	852,470 1000 ha	9
1970s	852,470 1000 ha	852,470 1000 ha	852,470 1000 ha	10
1980s	852,470 1000 ha	852,470 1000 ha	852,470 1000 ha	10
1990s	852,470 1000 ha	852,470 1000 ha	852,470 1000 ha	10
2000s	852,470 1000 ha	852,470 1000 ha	852,470 1000 ha	10
2010s	802,245 1000 ha	789,689 1000 ha	852,470 1000 ha	10
2020s	789,689 1000 ha	789,689 1000 ha	789,689 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 234,541 1000 ha compare
16 Saudi Arabia 214,969 1000 ha compare
17 Mexico 195,719 1000 ha compare
18 Indonesia 191,691 1000 ha compare
19 Sudan 187,800 1000 ha compare
20 Libya 175,954 1000 ha compare
21 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 174,515 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Northern Africa

Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 432.96 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.41 g/Int$ (2024)
Land area — Area 787,239 1000 ha (2024)
Agriculture — Area 218,303 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Area 218,215 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 19.87 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 43,364 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is country area — area in Northern Africa?: Country area — area in Northern Africa was 789,689 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest country area — area recorded in Northern Africa?: The highest recorded value was 852,470 1000 ha in 1961.
What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Northern Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 789,689 1000 ha in 2012.
How does Northern Africa rank for country area — area?: Northern Africa ranks 18th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is country area — area rising or falling in Northern Africa?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern Africa data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Country area — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 284 places, 16,500 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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