Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | 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 South Africa
Records
53
Source
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | Agricultural land (sq. km)
1960
1961 8582770
1962 8596790
1963 8616530
1964 8629480
1965 8642500
1966 8669890
1967 8678060
1968 8694570
1969 8707770
1970 8712540
1971 8741690
1972 8751310
1973 8754140
1974 8753280
1975 8767450
1976 8780040
1977 8787310
1978 8803760
1979 8806330
1980 8815550
1981 8815790
1982 8825460
1983 8840600
1984 8846530
1985 8896300
1986 8942310
1987 8963820
1988 9012080
1989 9043510
1990 9063220
1991 9079630
1992 9108100
1993 8972780
1994 9017480
1995 9052750
1996 9064580
1997 9091910
1998 9135480
1999 9173300
2000 9201690
2001 9256850
2002 9290780
2003 9359540
2004 9379520.8
2005 9490953.5
2006 9527741.5
2007 9550715.9
2008 9602995.4
2009 9591940
2010 9635835
2011 9647707
2012
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | 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 South Africa
Records
53
Source