Cropland — Area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Cropland — Area was 122,002 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area in Western Africa stood at 122,002 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Western Africa peaked at 122,002 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60,079 1000 ha, in 1961.
Western Africa ranks 18th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61,269 1000 ha | 60,079 1000 ha | 62,642 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 62,717 1000 ha | 61,874 1000 ha | 64,282 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 67,066 1000 ha | 64,820 1000 ha | 69,500 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 81,798 1000 ha | 71,861 1000 ha | 90,599 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 96,349 1000 ha | 91,323 1000 ha | 101,685 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 110,060 1000 ha | 102,775 1000 ha | 118,398 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 120,020 1000 ha | 117,449 1000 ha | 122,002 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 486.46 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.68 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 614,753 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 606,405 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 49.21 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 22,941 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 33.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area in Western Africa?
- Cropland — area in Western Africa was 122,002 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 122,002 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,079 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for cropland — area?
- Western Africa ranks 18th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — 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.