Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | Arable land (% of land area)
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.
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | |
| 1961 | 5.46465112 |
| 1962 | 5.50558032 |
| 1963 | 5.58953651 |
| 1964 | 5.6289928 |
| 1965 | 5.67483172 |
| 1966 | 5.70031763 |
| 1967 | 5.72901717 |
| 1968 | 5.7974408 |
| 1969 | 5.8511799 |
| 1970 | 5.86831928 |
| 1971 | 5.90924849 |
| 1972 | 5.94558041 |
| 1973 | 5.94455383 |
| 1974 | 5.92524391 |
| 1975 | 5.97685895 |
| 1976 | 6.01533467 |
| 1977 | 6.02296732 |
| 1978 | 6.0863496 |
| 1979 | 6.0978209 |
| 1980 | 6.11205959 |
| 1981 | 6.09875824 |
| 1982 | 6.1294674 |
| 1983 | 6.16486327 |
| 1984 | 6.18959128 |
| 1985 | 6.30193859 |
| 1986 | 6.33113014 |
| 1987 | 6.33760228 |
| 1988 | 6.39143257 |
| 1989 | 6.43615725 |
| 1990 | 6.498379 |
| 1991 | 6.56408231 |
| 1992 | 6.62920536 |
| 1993 | 6.7694498 |
| 1994 | 6.81127317 |
| 1995 | 6.9435725 |
| 1996 | 6.95785583 |
| 1997 | 6.99378733 |
| 1998 | 7.08305814 |
| 1999 | 7.12488151 |
| 2000 | 7.11930208 |
| 2001 | 7.24414731 |
| 2002 | 7.36600195 |
| 2003 | 7.60953271 |
| 2004 | 7.67626264 |
| 2005 | 7.96045625 |
| 2006 | 8.10315563 |
| 2007 | 8.2107939 |
| 2008 | 8.45129838 |
| 2009 | 8.39408918 |
| 2010 | 8.57430462 |
| 2011 | 8.62613525 |
| 2012 |
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | Arable land (% of land area)
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.