Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 176,418 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area in Western Africa is 176,418 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Western Africa peaked at 176,862 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 168,351 1000 ha, in 1979.
Western Africa ranks 19th of 36 groups on this measure, 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 | 168,947 1000 ha | 168,945 1000 ha | 168,947 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 168,660 1000 ha | 168,351 1000 ha | 168,947 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 169,272 1000 ha | 168,742 1000 ha | 169,857 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 170,871 1000 ha | 170,002 1000 ha | 171,861 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 174,138 1000 ha | 171,693 1000 ha | 176,731 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 176,612 1000 ha | 176,181 1000 ha | 176,862 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 176,412 1000 ha | 176,352 1000 ha | 176,453 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 16 Ethiopia PDR 44,800 1000 ha compare
- 17 Somalia 43,000 1000 ha compare
- 18 Angola 40,361 1000 ha compare
- 19 Mauritania 39,250 1000 ha compare
- 20 Namibia 38,000 1000 ha compare
- 21 Turkmenistan 37,947 1000 ha compare
- 22 Madagascar 37,293 1000 ha compare
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 meadows and pastures — area in Western Africa?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Western Africa was 176,418 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 176,862 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 168,351 1000 ha in 1979.
- How does Western Africa rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Western Africa ranks 19th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 meadows and pastures — 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.