Arable land (hectares) - Ag. & rural development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators



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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. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.
Arable land (hectares) - Ag. & rural development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2007)

Rank

Country

Value

1Nigeria36,500,000
2Sudan19,321,000
3Niger14,720,000
4South Africa14,500,000
5Ethiopia14,038,000
6Tanzania9,000,000
7Morocco8,065,000
8Algeria7,469,000
9Democratic Republic of the Congo6,700,000
10Cameroon5,960,000
11Uganda5,500,000
12Zambia5,260,000
13Kenya5,200,000
14Burkina Faso5,200,000
15Mali4,850,000
16Mozambique4,450,000
17Chad4,300,000
18Ghana4,100,000
19Angola3,300,000
20Zimbabwe3,230,000
21Egypt3,018,000
22Malawi3,000,000
23Senegal2,985,000
24Madagascar2,950,000
25Ivory Coast2,800,000
26Tunisia2,757,000
27Benin2,700,000
28Togo2,460,000
29Guinea2,200,000
30Central African Republic1,925,000
31Libya1,750,000
32Rwanda1,200,000
33Somalia1,000,000
34Burundi995,000
35Sierra Leone900,000
36Namibia800,000
37Eritrea640,000
38Republic of the Congo495,000
39Mauritania450,000
40Liberia385,000
41Gambia348,000
42Gabon325,000
43Lesotho300,000
44Guinea-Bissau300,000
45Botswana250,000
46Swaziland178,000
47Equatorial Guinea130,000
48Mauritius90,000
49Comoros80,000
50Cape Verde50,000
51Sao Tome and Principe9,000
52Djibouti1,300
53Seychelles1,000
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