Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | 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 (excluding high income)
Records
53
Source
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Agricultural land (% of land area)
1960
1961 50.18153496
1962 50.09663209
1963 50.00763109
1964 49.91319783
1965 49.83677939
1966 49.86754893
1967 49.87065927
1968 49.87646031
1969 49.93288182
1970 49.94277337
1971 49.97721899
1972 49.9867419
1973 49.99396433
1974 49.99998142
1975 50.02811067
1976 50.04434596
1977 50.07937474
1978 50.13120845
1979 50.12884228
1980 50.11719408
1981 50.12409479
1982 50.15931855
1983 50.19806208
1984 50.24350248
1985 50.44571174
1986 50.67807399
1987 50.82221123
1988 51.06688927
1989 51.24906
1990 51.3209347
1991 51.40408636
1992 51.54639043
1993 51.34566929
1994 51.5057392
1995 51.68198018
1996 51.61645888
1997 51.64724095
1998 51.9982829
1999 52.1572424
2000 52.31453603
2001 52.46046848
2002 52.78744252
2003 53.00203972
2004 53.12878401
2005 53.51032082
2006 53.7140119
2007 53.77874343
2008 53.91523531
2009 53.68625187
2010 53.96607885
2011 53.93382843
2012

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