Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Arable land (hectares)

Arable land (in hectares) 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.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Records
53
Source
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Arable land (hectares)
1960
1961 134323000
1962 135285000
1963 137211000
1964 138144000
1965 139221000
1966 139818000
1967 140481000
1968 142054000
1969 143298000
1970 143722000
1971 144674000
1972 145528000
1973 145545000
1974 145150000
1975 146344000
1976 147248000
1977 147377000
1978 148757000
1979 148964000
1980 149243000
1981 148905000
1982 149548000
1983 150341000
1984 150895000
1985 153412000
1986 154311000
1987 154406000
1988 155662000
1989 156764000
1990 158258000
1991 159830000
1992 161552000
1993 164957000
1994 165918000
1995 168932000
1996 169402000
1997 170257000
1998 172257000
1999 173254000
2000 173181000
2001 175851000
2002 178596000
2003 183952000
2004 185147000
2005 191389000
2006 194011000
2007 196422500
2008 202009700
2009 200587000
2010 204499500
2011 205160700
2012

Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | Arable land (hectares)

Arable land (in hectares) 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.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Records
53
Source