Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | 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 South Africa
Records
53
Source
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | Agricultural land (% of land area)
1960
1961 46.22934255
1962 46.30264572
1963 46.3628854
1964 46.42507077
1965 46.49089375
1966 46.55632496
1967 46.59615723
1968 46.63253403
1969 46.72491327
1970 46.76239539
1971 46.83563386
1972 46.87351353
1973 46.90753101
1974 46.9363949
1975 46.99912846
1976 47.04589511
1977 47.09459558
1978 47.16232611
1979 47.16894018
1980 47.16511196
1981 47.17997827
1982 47.23013588
1983 47.27800212
1984 47.33021276
1985 47.5700177
1986 47.79857199
1987 47.93545489
1988 48.19201898
1989 48.35654902
1990 48.40714326
1991 48.45676142
1992 48.56818387
1993 48.24526695
1994 48.3982377
1995 48.57478479
1996 48.46161085
1997 48.49853778
1998 48.89695022
1999 49.0772659
2000 49.25280089
2001 49.44560945
2002 49.81652916
2003 50.08694989
2004 50.26995975
2005 50.7383034
2006 51.04031122
2007 51.11779795
2008 51.25857042
2009 51.01684974
2010 51.34763658
2011 51.37185178
2012
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | 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 South Africa
Records
53
Source