Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0074 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Africa Western and Central, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Africa Western and Central is 0.0074 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.0299 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Africa Western and Central 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0299 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0293 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0287 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0281 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0275 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0269 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0263 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0258 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0253 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0246 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.024 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0235 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0229 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0223 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0217 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0207 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0201 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0196 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0191 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0173 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0169 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.008 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0275 sq. km per person | 0.0253 sq. km per person | 0.0299 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0221 sq. km per person | 0.0196 sq. km per person | 0.0246 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0171 sq. km per person | 0.0152 sq. km per person | 0.0191 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0137 sq. km per person | 0.0125 sq. km per person | 0.015 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.011 sq. km per person | 0.0099 sq. km per person | 0.0122 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0088 sq. km per person | 0.008 sq. km per person | 0.0097 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 sq. km per person | 0.0074 sq. km per person | 0.0079 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 16 South Sudan 0.0247 sq. km per person compare
- 17 Somalia 0.024 sq. km per person compare
- 18 Sudan 0.0225 sq. km per person compare
- 19 Eritrea 0.0219 sq. km per person compare
- 20 Libya 0.021 sq. km per person compare
- 21 New Zealand 0.0187 sq. km per person compare
- 22 Mali 0.0182 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa Western and Central
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 186.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 247.88 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 46.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 350.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Africa Western and Central?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Africa Western and Central was 0.0074 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0299 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.