Cropland — Share in Land area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Cropland — Share in Land area was 20.12 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 20.12 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Western Africa peaked at 20.12 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.91 %, in 1961.
That places Western Africa 6th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 10.1 % | 9.91 % | 10.33 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.34 % | 10.2 % | 10.6 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.06 % | 10.69 % | 11.46 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.49 % | 11.85 % | 14.94 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.89 % | 15.06 % | 16.77 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.15 % | 16.95 % | 19.52 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.79 % | 19.37 % | 20.12 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 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)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 113,229 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 13.78 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 20.62 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Western Africa?
- Cropland — share in land area in Western Africa was 20.12 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.12 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.91 % in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Western Africa ranks 6th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 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.