Cropland organic soils — Area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Cropland organic soils — Area was 62,635 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland organic soils — Area in Western Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 62,635 ha for cropland organic soils — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Western Africa peaked at 62,784 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55,753 ha, in 1994.
Western Africa ranks 23rd of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Area in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55,793 ha | — |
| 1991 | 55,793 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 55,793 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 55,789 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 55,753 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 58,799 ha | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 59,295 ha | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 60,017 ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 60,718 ha | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 60,773 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 61,387 ha | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 62,144 ha | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 62,078 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 62,045 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 61,989 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 61,982 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 61,864 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 61,838 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 61,808 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 61,920 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 62,153 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 62,188 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 62,144 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 62,166 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 62,340 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 62,344 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 62,428 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 62,415 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 62,538 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 62,784 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 62,667 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 62,784 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 62,635 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 62,635 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 62,635 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57,852 ha | 55,753 ha | 60,773 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,906 ha | 61,387 ha | 62,144 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,350 ha | 62,144 ha | 62,784 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,671 ha | 62,635 ha | 62,784 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More climate change data for Western Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 227,102 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 79,704 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 147,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 300.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5,264 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 41,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 55.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 964.89 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — area in Western Africa?
- Cropland organic soils — area in Western Africa was 62,635 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 62,784 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,753 ha in 1994.
- How does Western Africa rank for cropland organic soils — area?
- Western Africa ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.