Cropland — Area per capita in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.18 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Northern Africa stood at 0.18 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Northern Africa peaked at 0.49 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.18 ha/cap, in 2024.
Northern Africa ranks 19th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.49 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.48 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.47 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.46 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.45 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.45 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.41 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.27 ha/cap | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4544 ha/cap | 0.42 ha/cap | 0.49 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.297 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.264 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.233 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.212 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.188 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
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- 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 — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Northern Africa?
- Cropland — area per capita in Northern Africa was 0.18 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.49 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Northern Africa rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Northern Africa ranks 19th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.