Permanent cropland (hectares) - Ag. & rural development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators



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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.
Permanent cropland (hectares) - Ag. & rural development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2007)

Rank

Country

Value

1Africa27,326,000
2Sub-Saharan Africa22,516,000
3Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa21,566,000
4Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria18,566,000
5North Africa4,810,000
6Ivory Coast4,200,000
7Nigeria3,000,000
8Ghana2,400,000
9Uganda2,200,000
10Tunisia2,174,000
11Cameroon1,200,000
12Tanzania1,200,000
13Ethiopia1,039,000
14Democratic Republic of the Congo950,000
15South Africa950,000
16Algeria921,000
17Morocco895,000
18Guinea670,000
19Madagascar600,000
20Egypt520,000
21Kenya500,000
22Burundi350,000
23Mozambique350,000
24Libya300,000
25Angola290,000
26Rwanda275,000
27Benin270,000
28Guinea-Bissau250,000
29Sudan225,000
30Liberia215,000
31Togo170,000
32Gabon170,000
33Mali130,000
34Malawi120,000
35Zimbabwe120,000
36Equatorial Guinea90,000
37Sierra Leone80,000
38Central African Republic80,000
39Burkina Faso60,000
40Comoros55,000
41Senegal52,000
42Republic of the Congo50,000
43Sao Tome and Principe47,000
44Chad30,000
45Zambia29,000
46Somalia27,000
47Niger15,000
48Swaziland14,000
49Mauritania12,000
50Gambia6,000
51Namibia5,000
52Seychelles5,000
53Mauritius4,000
54Lesotho4,000
55Cape Verde3,000
56Botswana2,000
57Eritrea2,000
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