Arable and Permanent Cropland Area by Country

Arable and permanent cropland area in hectares, aggregated from national statistics. The dataset combines FAO-defined arable land and land under permanent crops. It is compiled by the Africa Development Indicators team from World Bank sources.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in total agricultural land area over time for a country.
• Compare arable and permanent cropland hectares between different nations.
• Model the relationship between cropland area and other agricultural or economic indicators.
• Assess changes in land dedicated to temporary crops versus permanent crops.

Strengths

• Data is derived from FAO definitions, providing a standardized international classification.
• Covers a global set of countries, enabling cross-national comparison.

Limitations

• Sample size and temporal coverage are unknown, limiting reproducibility assessment.
• Data may be subject to reporting inconsistencies and delays from original national sources.

Provenance

Source

World Bank, Africa Development Indicators, based on FAO data.

Collection Method

Aggregation of national statistics reported to the FAO.

Geography

Global country-level coverage.