Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — Western Africa

Arable land share in Western Africa in 2023 — 16.46%. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 7.72 pp.

2023 16.46% +0.12 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 16.46%2023
Period minimum 8.74%1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Western Africa, 1961–20238101214161819611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 8.74%1963: 8.81%1965: 8.89%1967: 8.97%1969: 9.15%1971: 9.06%1973: 9.07%1975: 9.01%1977: 9.08%1979: 9.21%1981: 9.26%1983: 9.41%1985: 9.59%1987: 9.66%1989: 9.82%1991: 10.48%1993: 11.12%1995: 11.92%1997: 12.33%1999: 12.8%2001: 12.98%2003: 13.4%2005: 13.5%2007: 13.69%2009: 14.19%2011: 14.36%2013: 14.93%2015: 15.27%2017: 15.66%2019: 16.04%2021: 16.23%2023: 16.46%
Change over the period: +7.72 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Western Africa 16.46%
World 10.67%
Arable land share — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 16.46 +0.12 pp
2022 16.33 +0.1 pp
2021 16.23 +0.15 pp
2020 16.08 +0.04 pp
2019 16.04 +0.17 pp
2018 15.88 +0.22 pp
2017 15.66 +0.19 pp
2016 15.46 +0.19 pp
2015 15.27 +0.21 pp
2014 15.05 +0.12 pp
2013 14.93 +0.34 pp
2012 14.59 +0.23 pp
2011 14.36 +0.11 pp
2010 14.24 +0.05 pp
2009 14.19 +0.24 pp
2008 13.95 +0.25 pp
2007 13.69 +0.16 pp
2006 13.53 +0.03 pp
2005 13.5 +0.19 pp
2004 13.32 −0.08 pp
2003 13.4 +0.27 pp
2002 13.12 +0.14 pp
2001 12.98 +0.15 pp
2000 12.83 +0.04 pp
1999 12.8 +0.32 pp
1998 12.48 +0.15 pp
1997 12.33 +0.07 pp
1996 12.26 +0.34 pp
1995 11.92 +0.56 pp
1994 11.36 +0.24 pp
1993 11.12 +0.24 pp
1992 10.89 +0.4 pp
1991 10.48 +0.36 pp
1990 10.13 +0.31 pp
1989 9.82 +0.07 pp
1988 9.75 +0.09 pp
1987 9.66 +0.02 pp
1986 9.63 +0.05 pp
1985 9.59 +0.08 pp
1984 9.5 +0.09 pp
1983 9.41 +0.06 pp
1982 9.35 +0.09 pp
1981 9.26 −0.03 pp
1980 9.29 +0.08 pp
1979 9.21 +0.07 pp
1978 9.15 +0.07 pp
1977 9.08 +0.01 pp
1976 9.08 +0.07 pp
1975 9.01 +0.06 pp
1974 8.95 −0.12 pp
1973 9.07 −0.02 pp
1972 9.08 +0.02 pp
1971 9.06 +0.05 pp
1970 9.01 −0.13 pp
1969 9.15 +0 pp
1968 9.14 +0.17 pp
1967 8.97 +0.05 pp
1966 8.92 +0.03 pp
1965 8.89 +0.05 pp
1964 8.84 +0.03 pp
1963 8.81 +0.05 pp
1962 8.77 +0.03 pp
1961 8.74

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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