Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | Agricultural land (% of land area)
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
Sub-Saharan Africa
Records
53
Source
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | Agricultural land (% of land area)
1960
1961 50.16877773
1962 50.08376191
1963 49.99466067
1964 49.90023205
1965 49.82384165
1966 49.85452513
1967 49.85764187
1968 49.86346064
1969 49.919878
1970 49.92976992
1971 49.96410442
1972 49.97363442
1973 49.98085542
1974 49.98686677
1975 50.01500251
1976 50.03124646
1977 50.06627217
1978 50.11810969
1979 50.11574685
1980 50.10411434
1981 50.11101221
1982 50.14623597
1983 50.18498652
1984 50.23041934
1985 50.43262613
1986 50.66497564
1987 50.80909603
1988 51.05375887
1989 51.23591527
1990 51.3077958
1991 51.39094658
1992 51.5332467
1993 51.33242022
1994 51.49250025
1995 51.66873247
1996 51.60325344
1997 51.63406185
1998 51.98504523
1999 52.14400266
2000 52.30128248
2001 52.44723728
2002 52.77443445
2003 52.98904965
2004 53.11577534
2005 53.49733098
2006 53.70129239
2007 53.7660324
2008 53.90266901
2009 53.67385835
2010 53.95371552
2011 53.92148214
2012
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | Agricultural land (% of land area)
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
Sub-Saharan Africa
Records
53
Source