Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | 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 (excluding high income)
Records
53
Source
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Agricultural land (sq. km)
1960
1961 9592980
1962 9594950
1963 9603240
1964 9603730
1965 9605350
1966 9631050
1967 9636570
1968 9651180
1969 9662380
1970 9665150
1971 9692250
1972 9699920
1973 9700700
1974 9697990
1975 9709960
1976 9720520
1977 9727170
1978 9743220
1979 9745090
1980 9753810
1981 9753450
1982 9762450
1983 9777590
1984 9783520
1985 9833290
1986 9882970
1987 9906980
1988 9957740
1989 9993170
1990 10015880
1991 10036340
1992 10069490
1993 9938800
1994 9986790
1995 10024610
1996 10040140
1997 10068020
1998 10112020
1999 10150540
2000 10179600
2001 10233640
2002 10267820
2003 10335580
2004 10352360.8
2005 10462543.5
2006 10493481.5
2007 10516475.9
2008 10570975.4
2009 10558760
2010 10601705
2011 10608407
2012

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