Arable land in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Arable land was 4.80 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Côte d'Ivoire, 1961–2023
Source: 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). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 4.80 million hectares for arable land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 4.80 million hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.68 million hectares, in 1961.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 50th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.69 million hectares | 1.68 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.80 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.23 million hectares | 1.96 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.80 million hectares | 2.43 million hectares | 3.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.83 million hectares | 2.80 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.58 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 4.34 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.51 million hectares | 4.34 million hectares | 4.80 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
More agriculture & rural data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Agriculture share gdp 16.76 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.76 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 13.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Rural population 45.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 14.87 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 2.4 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Arable land in Côte d'Ivoire was 4.80 million hectares in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 4.80 million hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for arable land?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) 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.