Other land — Area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Other land — Area was 537,965 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in Northern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other land — area in Northern Africa stood at 537,965 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Northern Africa peaked at 569,893 1000 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 536,260 1000 ha, in 2017.
That places Northern Africa 12th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 563,980 1000 ha | 560,342 1000 ha | 569,893 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 557,216 1000 ha | 554,773 1000 ha | 560,215 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 540,612 1000 ha | 536,260 1000 ha | 554,844 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 537,820 1000 ha | 537,738 1000 ha | 537,965 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 432.96 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.41 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 789,689 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 787,239 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 218,303 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 218,215 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 19.87 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 43,364 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Northern Africa?
- Other land — area in Northern Africa was 537,965 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 569,893 1000 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 536,260 1000 ha in 2017.
- How does Northern Africa rank for other land — area?
- Northern Africa ranks 12th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other 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.