Permanent crops — Area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Permanent crops — Area was 22,941 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — area in Western Africa stood at 22,941 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Western Africa peaked at 23,328 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7,021 1000 ha, in 1967.
Western Africa ranks 9th of 36 groups on this measure, 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 | 7,220 1000 ha | 7,021 1000 ha | 7,415 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,716 1000 ha | 7,261 1000 ha | 8,400 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,309 1000 ha | 8,522 1000 ha | 10,226 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,589 1000 ha | 10,338 1000 ha | 12,984 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,690 1000 ha | 13,272 1000 ha | 16,357 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,631 1000 ha | 16,205 1000 ha | 21,317 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,521 1000 ha | 21,773 1000 ha | 23,328 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 486.46 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.68 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 614,753 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 606,405 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 49.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 33.2 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 99,061 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Western Africa?
- Permanent crops — area in Western Africa was 22,941 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 23,328 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,021 1000 ha in 1967.
- How does Western Africa rank for permanent crops — area?
- Western Africa ranks 9th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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 Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.