Permanent crops — Area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Permanent crops — Area was 6,535 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 6,535 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Northern Africa peaked at 6,535 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,528 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Northern Africa 22nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,610 1000 ha | 2,528 1000 ha | 2,768 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,152 1000 ha | 2,959 1000 ha | 3,248 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,621 1000 ha | 3,220 1000 ha | 3,943 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,267 1000 ha | 4,056 1000 ha | 4,445 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,002 1000 ha | 4,476 1000 ha | 5,468 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,231 1000 ha | 5,806 1000 ha | 6,531 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,371 1000 ha | 5,969 1000 ha | 6,535 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- 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)
- Land area — Area 787,239 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 218,303 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 218,215 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 43,364 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Northern Africa?
- Permanent crops — area in Northern Africa was 6,535 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6,535 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,528 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Northern Africa rank for permanent crops — area?
- Northern Africa ranks 22nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Permanent crops — 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.