Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 602,600 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Northern Africa, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Northern Africa is 602,600 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Northern Africa peaked at 609,570 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 602,600 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places Northern Africa 3rd out of 26 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 609,185 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 609,180 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 609,175 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 609,269 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 609,237 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 609,236 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 609,294 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 609,383 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 609,570 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 609,552 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 609,435 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 609,404 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 608,747 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 608,690 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 608,596 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 608,249 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 608,012 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 607,632 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 607,308 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 607,217 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 607,007 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 606,956 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 606,838 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 606,832 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 606,561 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 606,360 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 605,044 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 604,389 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 604,178 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 603,228 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 602,600 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 609,245 1000 ha | 609,175 1000 ha | 609,383 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 608,789 1000 ha | 607,632 1000 ha | 609,570 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 606,451 1000 ha | 604,389 1000 ha | 607,308 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 603,335 1000 ha | 602,600 1000 ha | 604,178 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 1 Algeria 207,359 1000 ha compare
- 2 Saudi Arabia 180,329 1000 ha compare
- 3 China (People’s Republic of) 164,736 1000 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 164,736 1000 ha compare
- 5 Libya 154,984 1000 ha compare
- 6 Sudan (former) 99,540 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 432.96 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.41 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Northern Africa?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Northern Africa was 602,600 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 609,570 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 602,600 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Northern Africa rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?
- Northern Africa ranks 3rd out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.