Cropland — Area per capita in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.01 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Western Sahara, 1969–2024
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 234th of 250 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.02 ha/cap | — |
| 1970 | 0.03 ha/cap | +50.0% |
| 1971 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.02 ha/cap | -33.3% |
| 1979 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.01 ha/cap | -50.0% |
| 1983 | 0.02 ha/cap | +100.0% |
| 1984 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.01 ha/cap | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 234 Cayman Islands 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 Maldives 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 Malta 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 Northern Mariana Islands 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 Qatar 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 Seychelles 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 United Arab Emirates 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 United States Virgin Islands 0.01 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Western Sahara
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -62.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.503 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -21.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Country area — Area 26,600 1000 ha (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.95 Percentage change (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 37.78 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 62.35 1000 USD (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 18.8 % (2024)
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 234th out of 250 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
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.