Cropland — Share in Land area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Cropland — Share in Land area was 6.34 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Northern Africa stood at 6.34 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Northern Africa peaked at 6.39 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4 %, in 1962.
That places Northern Africa 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.09 % | 4 % | 4.2 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.4 % | 4.25 % | 4.5 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.56 % | 4.44 % | 4.69 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.15 % | 4.73 % | 5.41 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.52 % | 5.3 % | 5.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.15 % | 5.77 % | 6.39 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.31 % | 6.28 % | 6.34 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.41 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 789,689 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Northern Africa?
- Cropland — share in land area in Northern Africa was 6.34 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.39 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 % in 1962.
- How does Northern Africa rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Northern Africa ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Land area. 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.