Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | 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
Sub-Saharan Africa
Records
53
Source
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | Agricultural land (sq. km)
year value
1960
1961 9596120
1962 9598140
1963 9606480
1964 9606980
1965 9608600
1966 9634340
1967 9639860
1968 9654470
1969 9665670
1970 9668440
1971 9695590
1972 9703260
1973 9704040
1974 9701330
1975 9713300
1976 9723860
1977 9730510
1978 9746560
1979 9748430
1980 9757150
1981 9756790
1982 9765790
1983 9780930
1984 9786860
1985 9836630
1986 9886310
1987 9910320
1988 9961080
1989 9996510
1990 10019220
1991 10039680
1992 10072830
1993 9942140
1994 9990130
1995 10027950
1996 10043480
1997 10071360
1998 10115360
1999 10153880
2000 10182940
2001 10236980
2002 10271060
2003 10338820
2004 10355600.8
2005 10465783.5
2006 10496621.5
2007 10519615.9
2008 10574075.4
2009 10561820
2010 10604745
2011 10611447
2012

Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | 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
Sub-Saharan Africa
Records
53
Source