Cropland — Area per capita in Western Sahara

Western Sahara: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.01 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.01 ha/cap
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
216th
of 232 countries
All-time high
0.03 ha/cap
in 1970
All-time low
0.01 ha/cap
in 1982
Years of data
56
1969–2024

Cropland — Area per capita in Western Sahara, 1969–2024

0.010.0150.020.0250.03196919962024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Western Sahara is 0.01 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Western Sahara peaked at 0.03 ha/cap in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.01 ha/cap, in 1982.

Western Sahara ranks 216th of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.02 ha/cap 0.02 ha/cap 0.02 ha/cap 1
1970s 0.028 ha/cap 0.02 ha/cap 0.03 ha/cap 10
1980s 0.019 ha/cap 0.01 ha/cap 0.02 ha/cap 10
1990s 0.02 ha/cap 0.02 ha/cap 0.02 ha/cap 10
2000s 0.01 ha/cap 0.01 ha/cap 0.01 ha/cap 10
2010s 0.01 ha/cap 0.01 ha/cap 0.01 ha/cap 10
2020s 0.01 ha/cap 0.01 ha/cap 0.01 ha/cap 5

Countries ranked near Western Sahara

  1. 216 Cayman Islands 0.01 ha/cap compare
  2. 216 Maldives 0.01 ha/cap compare
  3. 216 Malta 0.01 ha/cap compare
  4. 216 Northern Mariana Islands 0.01 ha/cap compare
  5. 216 Qatar 0.01 ha/cap compare
  6. 216 Seychelles 0.01 ha/cap compare
  7. 216 United Arab Emirates 0.01 ha/cap compare
  8. 216 United States Virgin Islands 0.01 ha/cap compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — area per capita in Western Sahara?
Cropland — area per capita in Western Sahara was 0.01 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 Sahara?
The highest recorded value was 0.03 ha/cap in 1970.
What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Western Sahara?
The lowest recorded value was 0.01 ha/cap in 1982.
How does Western Sahara rank for cropland — area per capita?
Western Sahara ranks 216th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Western Sahara?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western Sahara 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

Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.