Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Western Africa
Western Africa: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 7.69 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 7.69 % for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Western Africa peaked at 7.85 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.05 %, in 1967.
Western Africa ranks 5th of 31 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 | 3.14 % | 3.05 % | 3.22 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.33 % | 3.15 % | 3.61 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.94 % | 3.65 % | 4.27 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.58 % | 4.2 % | 4.95 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.43 % | 5.03 % | 5.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.49 % | 5.8 % | 7.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6 % | 7.41 % | 7.85 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 4 Kiribati 94.12 % compare
- 5 Marshall Islands 93.12 % compare
- 6 Seychelles 90.28 % compare
- 7 Sao Tome and Principe 88.7 % compare
- 8 Malaysia 86.11 % compare
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Western Africa?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Western Africa was 7.69 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.85 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.05 % in 1967.
- How does Western Africa rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Western Africa ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.