Arable and permanent cropland (hectares) - Ag. & rural development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators

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This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land 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. 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. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.
Arable and permanent cropland (hectares) - Ag. & rural development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2007)

Rank

Country

Value
1Africa246,461,300
2Sub-Saharan Africa218,592,300
3Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa203,142,300
4Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria163,642,300
5Nigeria39,500,000
6North Africa27,869,000
7Sudan19,546,000
8South Africa15,450,000
9Ethiopia15,077,000
10Niger14,735,000
11Tanzania10,200,000
12Morocco8,960,000
13Algeria8,390,000
14Uganda7,700,000
15Democratic Republic of the Congo7,650,000
16Cameroon7,160,000
17Ivory Coast7,000,000
18Ghana6,500,000
19Kenya5,700,000
20Zambia5,289,000
21Burkina Faso5,260,000
22Mali4,980,000
23Tunisia4,931,000
24Mozambique4,800,000
25Chad4,330,000
26Angola3,590,000
27Madagascar3,550,000
28Egypt3,538,000
29Zimbabwe3,350,000
30Malawi3,120,000
31Senegal3,037,000
32Benin2,970,000
33Guinea2,870,000
34Togo2,630,000
35Libya2,050,000
36Central African Republic2,005,000
37Rwanda1,475,000
38Burundi1,345,000
39Somalia1,027,000
40Sierra Leone980,000
41Namibia805,000
42Eritrea642,000
43Liberia600,000
44Guinea-Bissau550,000
45Republic of the Congo545,000
46Gabon495,000
47Mauritania462,000
48Gambia354,000
49Lesotho304,000
50Botswana252,000
51Equatorial Guinea220,000
52Swaziland192,000
53Comoros135,000
54Mauritius94,000
55Sao Tome and Principe56,000
56Cape Verde53,000
57Seychelles6,000
58Djibouti1,300
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