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