Cropland — Area per capita in Western Africa
Western Africa: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.27 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Western Africa stood at 0.27 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Western Africa peaked at 0.68 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.27 ha/cap, in 2023.
Western Africa ranks 10th of 34 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6389 ha/cap | 0.6 ha/cap | 0.68 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.521 ha/cap | 0.47 ha/cap | 0.58 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.42 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.351 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.303 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.276 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 7 Ukraine 0.89 ha/cap compare
- 8 Russian Federation 0.85 ha/cap compare
- 9 Lithuania 0.81 ha/cap compare
- 10 USSR 0.78 ha/cap compare
- 11 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.76 ha/cap compare
- 12 Latvia 0.73 ha/cap compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 0.69 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Western Africa
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 113,229 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 13.78 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 20.62 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Western Africa?
- Cropland — area per capita in Western Africa was 0.27 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.68 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 ha/cap in 2023.
- How does Western Africa rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Western Africa ranks 10th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per capita. 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.