Permanent cropland includes land cultivated with long-term crops like cocoa, coffee, and rubber, as well as fruit and nut trees. The dataset measures this land use in hectares across African nations, compiled by the Africa Development Indicators organization from World Bank sources.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in permanent_cropland area over time to assess agricultural intensification.
- Correlate permanent_cropland hectares with economic indicators to model export crop dependency.
- Map the geospatial distribution of permanent_cropland across African countries for regional planning.
Strengths
- Data sourced from the authoritative World Bank collection.
- Focuses on a specific, defined land-use category distinct from annual cropland or forestry.
Limitations
- Exact row count, time range, and update frequency are unknown.
- Geographic coverage is limited to African countries, excluding global context.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank, compiled by Africa Development Indicators.
- Geography
- Africa