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Permanent cropland (hectares) by country

Permanent cropland is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber.

Countries reporting
52
Highest
4.40 million hectares
Cote d'Ivoire
Lowest
2,000 hectares
Botswana
Median
165,000 hectares
Years covered
51
1961–2011
Data points
2,926

What the numbers show

Permanent cropland (hectares) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 4.40 million hectares in Cote d'Ivoire; the lowest is 2,000 hectares in Botswana.

The median across all reporting countries is 165,000 hectares, and the mean is 559,135 hectares.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,200.

Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 140.0%), and the largest decrease in Eritrea (down 33.3%).

Permanent cropland: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Cote d'Ivoire 4.40 million hectares 2011 up 15.8% rising
2 Nigeria 3.20 million hectares 2011 up 18.5% rising
3 Ghana 2.80 million hectares 2011 up 30.2% rising
4 Tunisia 2.39 million hectares 2011 up 12.1% rising
5 Uganda 2.20 million hectares 2011 up 4.8% rising
6 Tanzania 1.70 million hectares 2011 up 8.3% rising
7 Cameroon 1.40 million hectares 2011 up 16.7% rising
8 Morocco 1.16 million hectares 2011 up 31.5% rising
9 Ethiopia 1.12 million hectares 2011 up 60.4% rising
10 Algeria 910,000 hectares 2011 up 56.9% rising
11 Egypt 795,000 hectares 2011 up 66.7% volatile
12 Democratic Republic of Congo 755,000 hectares 2011 up 0.7% rising
13 Guinea 690,000 hectares 2011 up 7.8% rising
14 Kenya 650,000 hectares 2011 up 58.2% rising
15 Madagascar 600,000 hectares 2011 unchanged rising
16 South Africa 413,000 hectares 2011 up 3.2% rising
17 Burundi 400,000 hectares 2011 up 10.5% rising
18 Libya 335,000 hectares 2011 unchanged rising
19 Benin 300,000 hectares 2011 up 13.2% volatile
20 Angola 290,000 hectares 2011 down 3.3% falling
21 Guinea-Bissau 250,000 hectares 2011 up 0.8% volatile
21 Rwanda 250,000 hectares 2011 down 3.5% rising
23 Togo 210,000 hectares 2011 up 61.5% rising
24 Mozambique 200,000 hectares 2011 down 20.0% rising
25 Liberia 180,000 hectares 2011 down 14.3% falling
26 Gabon 170,000 hectares 2011 unchanged rising
27 Sudan 160,000 hectares 2011 up 36.8% rising
28 Sierra Leone 135,000 hectares 2011 up 12.5% rising
29 Malawi 130,000 hectares 2011 up 8.3% rising
30 Zimbabwe 120,000 hectares 2011 unchanged rising
30 Mali 120,000 hectares 2011 up 41.2% rising
32 Central African Republic 80,000 hectares 2011 down 14.9% rising
33 Equatorial Guinea 70,000 hectares 2011 down 30.0% falling
34 Burkina Faso 65,000 hectares 2011 up 8.3% rising
35 Niger 60,000 hectares 2011 up 140.0% volatile
35 Congo 60,000 hectares 2011 up 20.0% rising
37 Comoros 58,000 hectares 2011 up 11.5% rising
38 Senegal 55,000 hectares 2011 up 10.0% rising
39 Sao Tome and Principe 39,000 hectares 2011 down 9.3% rising
40 Zambia 35,000 hectares 2011 up 6.1% rising
41 Chad 32,000 hectares 2011 up 6.7% volatile
42 Somalia 29,000 hectares 2011 up 11.5% rising
43 Eswatini 15,000 hectares 2011 up 7.1% volatile
44 Mauritania 11,000 hectares 2011 down 8.3% rising
45 Namibia 9,000 hectares 2011 up 125.0% volatile
46 Gambia 5,000 hectares 2011 unchanged rising
47 Lesotho 4,000 hectares 2011 unchanged rising
47 Mauritius 4,000 hectares 2011 unchanged flat
49 Cape Verde 3,000 hectares 2011 up 50.0% rising
50 Eritrea 2,000 hectares 2011 down 33.3% flat
50 Seychelles 2,000 hectares 2011 down 33.3% falling
50 Botswana 2,000 hectares 2011 up 100.0% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Permanent cropland (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 2,926 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Permanent cropland is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber.