Africa | Agricultural land (hectares)

Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa
Records
53
Source
Africa | Agricultural land (hectares)
1960
1961 1052140000
1962 1052110000
1963 1052990000
1964 1053241000
1965 1054063000
1966 1057250000
1967 1058288000
1968 1060190000
1969 1061871000
1970 1062816000
1971 1068060000
1972 1068433000
1973 1067950000
1974 1068136000
1975 1069275000
1976 1070989000
1977 1071953000
1978 1073965000
1979 1074241000
1980 1076001000
1981 1071644000
1982 1072741000
1983 1074731000
1984 1075787000
1985 1080159000
1986 1084825000
1987 1087461000
1988 1092483000
1989 1096462000
1990 1098987000
1991 1101594000
1992 1105855000
1993 1093321000
1994 1099022000
1995 1102790000
1996 1104707000
1997 1107535000
1998 1112009000
1999 1115822000
2000 1118860000
2001 1124145000
2002 1127582000
2003 1135007700
2004 1137340080
2005 1148411350
2006 1151414450
2007 1153802890
2008 1159406540
2009 1158329600
2010 1162831800
2011 1163655500
2012

Africa | Agricultural land (hectares)

Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa
Records
53
Source