Africa | Agricultural land (sq. km)

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 (sq. km)
1960
1961 10521400
1962 10521100
1963 10529900
1964 10532410
1965 10540630
1966 10572500
1967 10582880
1968 10601900
1969 10618710
1970 10628160
1971 10680600
1972 10684330
1973 10679500
1974 10681360
1975 10692750
1976 10709890
1977 10719530
1978 10739650
1979 10742410
1980 10760010
1981 10716440
1982 10727410
1983 10747310
1984 10757870
1985 10801590
1986 10848250
1987 10874610
1988 10924830
1989 10964620
1990 10989870
1991 11015940
1992 11058550
1993 10933210
1994 10990220
1995 11027900
1996 11047070
1997 11075350
1998 11120090
1999 11158220
2000 11188600
2001 11241450
2002 11275820
2003 11350077
2004 11373400.8
2005 11484113.5
2006 11514144.5
2007 11538028.9
2008 11594065.4
2009 11583296
2010 11628318
2011 11636555
2012

Africa | Agricultural land (sq. km)

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