Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 0.08 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Western Sahara, 1969–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Western Sahara is 0.08 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Western Sahara peaked at 0.08 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.02 %, in 1969.
That places Western Sahara 212th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.02 % | 0.02 % | 0.02 % | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.04 % | 0.04 % | 0.04 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.054 % | 0.04 % | 0.06 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.08 % | 0.08 % | 0.08 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.08 % | 0.08 % | 0.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.08 % | 0.08 % | 0.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.08 % | 0.08 % | 0.08 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More environment data for Western Sahara
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -62.29 Percentage change (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)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 18.8 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 18.81 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 0.02 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 5,004 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Western Sahara?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Western Sahara was 0.08 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 0.08 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 % in 1969.
- How does Western Sahara rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Western Sahara ranks 212th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — 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.