Agricultural land use per person in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Agricultural land use per person was 1.12 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.12 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
40th
of 202 countries
All-time high
4.61 hectares per person
in 1860
All-time low
0.753 hectares per person
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Cote d'Ivoire, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use per person in Cote d'Ivoire is 1.12 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 4.61 hectares per person in 1860 and was at its lowest, 0.753 hectares per person, in 1000.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 40th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural land use per person in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.753 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.7546 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1200 | 0.7562 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1300 | 0.7578 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1400 | 0.7594 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1500 | 0.761 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1600 | 0.7626 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1700 | 0.7641 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1710 | 0.7643 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 0.7644 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 0.7646 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1740 | 0.7648 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1750 | 0.7649 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 0.7651 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 0.7652 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 0.7654 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 0.7655 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.7657 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.7659 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.766 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.7662 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.7663 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.7665 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 4.61 hectares per person | +501.2% |
| 1870 | 4.59 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1880 | 4.57 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 4.55 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 4.54 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1910 | 4.52 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1920 | 4.5 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1930 | 4.48 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1940 | 4.46 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1950 | 4.44 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1951 | 4.44 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 4.44 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 4.43 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 4.43 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 4.43 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 4.43 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 4.43 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 4.42 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 4.42 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 4.42 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 4.26 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1962 | 4.13 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 3.98 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 3.85 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 3.72 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 3.59 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 3.47 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 3.35 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 3.23 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 3.1 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 2.98 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 2.84 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 2.75 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 2.64 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 2.54 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 2.44 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 2.36 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 2.27 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 2.18 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 2.09 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 2.01 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.94 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 1.86 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 1.82 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.78 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.72 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.67 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.65 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.57 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 1.55 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.47 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 1.42 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.43 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.35 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 1.36 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.32 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.26 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 1.23 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.21 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.18 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.13 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.12 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.1 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.12 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.11 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.11 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.1 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.07 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.05 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.06 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.05 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.07 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.09 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.09 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.14 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.12 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.15 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.14 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.13 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.14 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.13 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.13 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.13 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.12 hectares per person | -0.2% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 1.12 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4893 hectares per person, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 1.12 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5841 hectares per person, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person in Cote d'Ivoire changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | +501.2% | 0.7665 hectares per person | 4.61 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.753 hectares per person | 0.753 hectares per person | 0.753 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.7546 hectares per person | 0.7546 hectares per person | 0.7546 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.7562 hectares per person | 0.7562 hectares per person | 0.7562 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.7578 hectares per person | 0.7578 hectares per person | 0.7578 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.7594 hectares per person | 0.7594 hectares per person | 0.7594 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.761 hectares per person | 0.761 hectares per person | 0.761 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.7626 hectares per person | 0.7626 hectares per person | 0.7626 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.7641 hectares per person | 0.7641 hectares per person | 0.7641 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.7643 hectares per person | 0.7643 hectares per person | 0.7643 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.7644 hectares per person | 0.7644 hectares per person | 0.7644 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.7646 hectares per person | 0.7646 hectares per person | 0.7646 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.7648 hectares per person | 0.7648 hectares per person | 0.7648 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.7649 hectares per person | 0.7649 hectares per person | 0.7649 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.7651 hectares per person | 0.7651 hectares per person | 0.7651 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.7652 hectares per person | 0.7652 hectares per person | 0.7652 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.7654 hectares per person | 0.7654 hectares per person | 0.7654 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.7655 hectares per person | 0.7655 hectares per person | 0.7655 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.7657 hectares per person | 0.7657 hectares per person | 0.7657 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.7659 hectares per person | 0.7659 hectares per person | 0.7659 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.766 hectares per person | 0.766 hectares per person | 0.766 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.7662 hectares per person | 0.7662 hectares per person | 0.7662 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.7663 hectares per person | 0.7663 hectares per person | 0.7663 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.7665 hectares per person | 0.7665 hectares per person | 0.7665 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 4.61 hectares per person | 4.61 hectares per person | 4.61 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 4.59 hectares per person | 4.59 hectares per person | 4.59 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 4.57 hectares per person | 4.57 hectares per person | 4.57 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 4.55 hectares per person | 4.55 hectares per person | 4.55 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 4.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 4.52 hectares per person | 4.52 hectares per person | 4.52 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 4.5 hectares per person | 4.5 hectares per person | 4.5 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 4.48 hectares per person | 4.48 hectares per person | 4.48 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 4.46 hectares per person | 4.46 hectares per person | 4.46 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 4.43 hectares per person | 4.42 hectares per person | 4.44 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.8 hectares per person | 3.23 hectares per person | 4.42 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.61 hectares per person | 2.18 hectares per person | 3.1 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.81 hectares per person | 1.57 hectares per person | 2.09 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 hectares per person | 1.21 hectares per person | 1.55 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 hectares per person | 1.05 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 hectares per person | 1.05 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 hectares per person | 1.12 hectares per person | 1.14 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.4428 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.9908 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.8463 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use per person in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Agricultural land use per person in Cote d'Ivoire was 1.12 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 4.61 hectares per person in 1860.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.753 hectares per person in 1000.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 40th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.