Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | Agricultural land (hectares)
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 and Nigeria
Records
53
Source
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | Agricultural land (hectares)
1960
1961 789477000
1962 790779000
1963 792653000
1964 793838000
1965 795040000
1966 797719000
1967 798456000
1968 800107000
1969 801027000
1970 801354000
1971 804269000
1972 805231000
1973 805514000
1974 805428000
1975 806745000
1976 807904000
1977 808481000
1978 810126000
1979 810323000
1980 811170000
1981 811194000
1982 811998000
1983 813350000
1984 813780000
1985 818595000
1986 822871000
1987 824900000
1988 829496000
1989 832463000
1990 834248000
1991 835628000
1992 838353000
1993 824699000
1994 829048000
1995 832445000
1996 835299000
1997 839253000
1998 841810000
1999 845530000
2000 848319000
2001 853785000
2002 855278000
2003 862054000
2004 863452080
2005 872595350
2006 874774150
2007 877071590
2008 883299540
2009 884994000
2010 887383500
2011 888570700
2012
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | Agricultural land (hectares)
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 and Nigeria
Records
53
Source