Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Western Africa
Western Africa: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 40.88 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 40.88 % for cropland — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Western Africa peaked at 40.88 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.23 %, in 1961.
That places Western Africa 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.23 % | — |
| 1962 | 26.33 % | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 26.43 % | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 26.51 % | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 26.62 % | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 26.67 % | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 26.66 % | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 27 % | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 27.05 % | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 26.82 % | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 26.96 % | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 27 % | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 27.02 % | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 26.83 % | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 26.98 % | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 27.14 % | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 27.26 % | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 27.42 % | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 27.63 % | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 27.76 % | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 27.75 % | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 27.95 % | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 27.99 % | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 28.26 % | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 28.59 % | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 28.66 % | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 28.73 % | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 28.99 % | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 29.04 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 29.63 % | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 30.3 % | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 31 % | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 31.7 % | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 31.92 % | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 33.05 % | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 33.54 % | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 33.63 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 33.96 % | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 34.57 % | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 34.72 % | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 34.84 % | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 35.08 % | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 35.54 % | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 35.93 % | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 35.6 % | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 35.56 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 35.81 % | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 36.35 % | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 36.68 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 36.78 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 36.85 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 37.2 % | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 37.53 % | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 37.96 % | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 38.79 % | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 38.95 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 39.58 % | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 40.16 % | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 39.9 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 39.98 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 40.28 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 40.6 % | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 40.7 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 40.88 % | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.61 % | 26.23 % | 27.05 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.11 % | 26.82 % | 27.63 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.37 % | 27.75 % | 29.04 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.33 % | 29.63 % | 34.57 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.61 % | 34.72 % | 36.68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.37 % | 36.78 % | 40.16 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.49 % | 39.98 % | 40.88 % | 5 |
More environment data for Western Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 221.11 million 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Western Africa?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Western Africa was 40.88 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 40.88 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.23 % in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Western Africa ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.