Share of land area used for agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Share of land area used for agriculture was 86.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land area used for agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 86.5% for share of land area used for agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 86.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 1961.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 1st out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land area used for agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49.5% | — |
| 1962 | 49.9% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 50.0% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 50.3% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 50.5% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 51.0% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 51.1% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 51.3% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 51.3% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 51.9% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 52.4% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 52.8% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 53.1% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 53.9% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 54.3% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 54.5% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 54.9% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 55.3% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 55.3% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 56.3% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 57.3% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 57.6% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 57.9% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 59.2% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 58.3% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 59.9% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 58.6% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 58.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 61.3% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 59.8% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 62.1% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 62.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 61.3% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 61.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 61.9% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 62.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 60.6% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 61.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 64.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 65.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 70.9% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 72.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 77.7% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 81.3% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 84.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 84.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.4% | 49.5% | 51.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 52.6% | 51.1% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.6% | 54.5% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.7% | 58.6% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 60.6% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 65.7% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 82.6% | 86.5% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 21.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1676 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 511.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4545 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 13.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area used for agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Share of land area used for agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire was 86.5% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for agriculture recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for agriculture recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 1961.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for share of land area used for agriculture?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 1st out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for agriculture rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures.