Country area — Area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Country area — Area was 789,689 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 32 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.
Country area — Area in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 852,470 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 852,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 789,689 1000 ha | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 789,689 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 789,689 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 789,689 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 789,689 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 789,689 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 789,689 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 789,689 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 789,689 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 789,689 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 789,689 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 789,689 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 789,689 1000 ha | +0.0% |
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 Sudan (former) 250,581 1000 ha compare
- 16 Algeria 238,174 1000 ha compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 234,541 1000 ha compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 214,969 1000 ha compare
- 19 Mexico 195,719 1000 ha compare
- 20 Indonesia 191,691 1000 ha compare
- 21 Sudan 187,800 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 888,500 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 1.10 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 432.96 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
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 32 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
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.