Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Northern Africa

Agricultural land in Northern Africa in 2023 — 2,129,065 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 133.4%.

2023 2.13M km² +0.21% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 2.14M km²2017
Period minimum 910,140 km²1962

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Northern Africa, 1961–2023500,0001M1.5M2M2.5M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 912,270 km²1963: 910,790 km²1965: 919,780 km²1967: 931,150 km²1969: 941,550 km²1971: 965,110 km²1973: 964,730 km²1975: 969,100 km²1977: 979,050 km²1979: 984,390 km²1981: 950,420 km²1983: 957,157 km²1985: 956,610 km²1987: 956,380 km²1989: 960,590 km²1991: 962,900 km²1993: 974,752 km²1995: 985,440 km²1997: 988,429 km²1999: 988,830 km²2001: 987,660 km²2003: 994,247 km²2005: 999,320 km²2007: 999,400 km²2009: 1,002,456 km²2011: 1,005,348 km²2013: 2,124,990 km²2015: 2,122,272 km²2017: 2,136,713 km²2019: 2,125,654 km²2021: 2,129,412 km²2023: 2,129,065 km²
Change over the period: +1.22M (+133.38%) Average annual rate: 1.38 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Africa

Northern Africa 2.13M km²
World 47.92M km²
Agricultural land — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 2.13M +4,360 +0.21%
2022 2.12M −4,707 −0.22%
2021 2.13M +555 +0.03%
2020 2.13M +3,204 +0.15%
2019 2.13M −8,777 −0.41%
2018 2.13M −2,281 −0.11%
2017 2.14M +5,949 +0.28%
2016 2.13M +8,492 +0.4%
2015 2.12M +4,425 +0.21%
2014 2.12M −7,143 −0.34%
2013 2.12M +2,588 +0.12%
2012 2.12M +1.12M +111.11%
2011 1.01M +1,125 +0.11%
2010 1M +1,767 +0.18%
2009 1M +1,476 +0.15%
2008 1M +1,580 +0.16%
2007 999,400 +890 +0.09%
2006 998,510 −810 −0.08%
2005 999,320 +530 +0.05%
2004 998,790 +4,543 +0.46%
2003 994,247 +6,497 +0.66%
2002 987,750 +90 +0.01%
2001 987,660 −1,990 −0.2%
2000 989,650 +820 +0.08%
1999 988,830 −486 −0.05%
1998 989,316 +887 +0.09%
1997 988,429 +745 +0.08%
1996 987,685 +2,245 +0.23%
1995 985,440 +1,693 +0.17%
1994 983,747 +8,995 +0.92%
1993 974,752 +1,779 +0.18%
1992 972,973 +10,073 +1.05%
1991 962,900 −230 −0.02%
1990 963,130 +2,540 +0.26%
1989 960,590 +3,070 +0.32%
1988 957,520 +1,140 +0.12%
1987 956,380 +2,570 +0.27%
1986 953,810 −2,800 −0.29%
1985 956,610 −5,483 −0.57%
1984 962,093 +4,935 +0.52%
1983 957,157 +4,785 +0.5%
1982 952,372 +1,952 +0.21%
1981 950,420 −43,040 −4.33%
1980 993,460 +9,070 +0.92%
1979 984,390 +1,080 +0.11%
1978 983,310 +4,260 +0.44%
1977 979,050 +3,180 +0.33%
1976 975,870 +6,770 +0.7%
1975 969,100 −390 −0.04%
1974 969,490 +4,760 +0.49%
1973 964,730 −5,420 −0.56%
1972 970,150 +5,040 +0.52%
1971 965,110 +16,690 +1.76%
1970 948,420 +6,870 +0.73%
1969 941,550 +5,800 +0.62%
1968 935,750 +4,600 +0.49%
1967 931,150 +5,050 +0.55%
1966 926,100 +6,320 +0.69%
1965 919,780 +6,790 +0.74%
1964 912,990 +2,200 +0.24%
1963 910,790 +650 +0.07%
1962 910,140 −2,130 −0.23%
1961 912,270

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.