Herbaceous crops — Area from CCI_LC in Western Africa

Western Africa: Herbaceous crops — Area from CCI_LC was 117,334 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
117,334 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
12th
of 26 groups
All-time high
120,850 1000 ha
in 2010
All-time low
115,468 1000 ha
in 1993
Years of data
31
1992–2022

Herbaceous crops — Area from CCI_LC in Western Africa, 1992–2022

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k1992200720221992: 116.1k 1000 ha1993: 115.5k 1000 ha1994: 116.0k 1000 ha1995: 116.3k 1000 ha1996: 117.0k 1000 ha1997: 117.6k 1000 ha1998: 118.0k 1000 ha1999: 118.3k 1000 ha2000: 118.9k 1000 ha2001: 120.1k 1000 ha2002: 120.3k 1000 ha2003: 120.6k 1000 ha2004: 120.3k 1000 ha2005: 120.1k 1000 ha2006: 120.3k 1000 ha2007: 120.3k 1000 ha2008: 120.4k 1000 ha2009: 120.6k 1000 ha2010: 120.8k 1000 ha2011: 120.6k 1000 ha2012: 120.3k 1000 ha2013: 120.8k 1000 ha2014: 120.6k 1000 ha2015: 120.4k 1000 ha2016: 120.4k 1000 ha2017: 120.2k 1000 ha2018: 119.3k 1000 ha2019: 119.2k 1000 ha2020: 118.5k 1000 ha2021: 117.6k 1000 ha2022: 117.3k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for herbaceous crops — area from cci_lc in Western Africa is 117,334 1000 ha, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, herbaceous crops — area from cci_lc in Western Africa peaked at 120,850 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 115,468 1000 ha, in 1993.

That places Western Africa 12th out of 26 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Herbaceous crops — Area from CCI_LC in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Herbaceous crops — Area from CCI_LC in Western Africa, 1992 to 2022.
Year 1000 ha Change
1992 116,089 1000 ha —
1993 115,468 1000 ha -0.5%
1994 116,033 1000 ha +0.5%
1995 116,280 1000 ha +0.2%
1996 117,034 1000 ha +0.6%
1997 117,625 1000 ha +0.5%
1998 118,017 1000 ha +0.3%
1999 118,313 1000 ha +0.3%
2000 118,897 1000 ha +0.5%
2001 120,054 1000 ha +1.0%
2002 120,302 1000 ha +0.2%
2003 120,597 1000 ha +0.2%
2004 120,331 1000 ha -0.2%
2005 120,107 1000 ha -0.2%
2006 120,257 1000 ha +0.1%
2007 120,292 1000 ha +0.0%
2008 120,440 1000 ha +0.1%
2009 120,635 1000 ha +0.2%
2010 120,850 1000 ha +0.2%
2011 120,648 1000 ha -0.2%
2012 120,274 1000 ha -0.3%
2013 120,842 1000 ha +0.5%
2014 120,632 1000 ha -0.2%
2015 120,400 1000 ha -0.2%
2016 120,369 1000 ha -0.0%
2017 120,174 1000 ha -0.2%
2018 119,294 1000 ha -0.7%
2019 119,207 1000 ha -0.1%
2020 118,522 1000 ha -0.6%
2021 117,583 1000 ha -0.8%
2022 117,334 1000 ha -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 116,857 1000 ha 115,468 1000 ha 118,313 1000 ha 8
2000s 120,191 1000 ha 118,897 1000 ha 120,635 1000 ha 10
2010s 120,269 1000 ha 119,207 1000 ha 120,850 1000 ha 10
2020s 117,813 1000 ha 117,334 1000 ha 118,522 1000 ha 3

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5,621 1000 ha compare
  2. 9 Canada 52,663 1000 ha compare
  3. 10 Kazakhstan 48,290 1000 ha compare
  4. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 4,044 1000 ha compare
  5. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3,618 1000 ha compare
  6. 11 Ukraine 41,348 1000 ha compare
  7. 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,500 1000 ha compare
  8. 12 Nigeria 40,005 1000 ha compare
  9. 13 Republic of Moldova 2,418 1000 ha compare
  10. 13 Sudan (former) 33,547 1000 ha compare
  11. 14 Sudan 31,321 1000 ha compare
  12. 14 Melanesia 1,400 1000 ha compare
  13. 15 France 24,008 1000 ha compare
  14. 15 Timor-Leste 472.27 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is herbaceous crops — area from cci_lc in Western Africa?
Herbaceous crops — area from cci_lc in Western Africa was 117,334 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest herbaceous crops — area from cci_lc recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 120,850 1000 ha in 2010.
What is the lowest herbaceous crops — area from cci_lc recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 115,468 1000 ha in 1993.
How does Western Africa rank for herbaceous crops — area from cci_lc?
Western Africa ranks 12th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
Is herbaceous crops — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Western Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbaceous crops — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Herbaceous crops — Area from CCI_LC
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.