Other land — Area in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Other land — Area was 21,066 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Other land — Area in Western Sahara, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 21,066 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Western Sahara peaked at 21,066 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20,991 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Western Sahara 43rd out of 259 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Other land — Area in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20,991 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 20,997 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 21,004 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 21,010 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 21,017 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 21,024 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 21,030 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 21,037 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 21,043 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 21,050 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 21,056 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 21,057 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21,057 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21,057 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21,057 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21,058 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21,058 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21,058 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21,058 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21,058 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21,059 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21,058 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 21,058 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 21,057 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 21,057 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 21,056 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 21,058 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21,059 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21,060 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21,062 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21,063 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21,064 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21,064 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21,065 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21,066 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,020 1000 ha | 20,991 1000 ha | 21,050 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,058 1000 ha | 21,056 1000 ha | 21,058 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,058 1000 ha | 21,056 1000 ha | 21,062 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,064 1000 ha | 21,063 1000 ha | 21,066 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More environment data for Western Sahara
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -62.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -21.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.503 °C (2025)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 37.78 1000 USD (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 62.35 1000 USD (2024)
- Land area — Area 26,600 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Western Sahara?
- Other land — area in Western Sahara was 21,066 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 21,066 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,991 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Western Sahara rank for other land — area?
- Western Sahara ranks 43rd out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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.