Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | 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
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Records
53
Source
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Agricultural land (hectares)
1960
1961 959298000
1962 959495000
1963 960324000
1964 960373000
1965 960535000
1966 963105000
1967 963657000
1968 965118000
1969 966238000
1970 966515000
1971 969225000
1972 969992000
1973 970070000
1974 969799000
1975 970996000
1976 972052000
1977 972717000
1978 974322000
1979 974509000
1980 975381000
1981 975345000
1982 976245000
1983 977759000
1984 978352000
1985 983329000
1986 988297000
1987 990698000
1988 995774000
1989 999317000
1990 1001588000
1991 1003634000
1992 1006949000
1993 993880000
1994 998679000
1995 1002461000
1996 1004014000
1997 1006802000
1998 1011202000
1999 1015054000
2000 1017960000
2001 1023364000
2002 1026782000
2003 1033558000
2004 1035236080
2005 1046254350
2006 1049348150
2007 1051647590
2008 1057097540
2009 1055876000
2010 1060170500
2011 1060840700
2012

Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | 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
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Records
53
Source