Environment in Western Africa 181 indicators covering environment for Western Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.69 % 2024 up 21.9% 7th Pesticides (total) — Import value 1.15 million 1000 USD 2024 up 20.3% 27th Pesticides (total) — Export value 48,808 1000 USD 2024 up 55.3% 39th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 577,694 t 2024 up 5.1% 52nd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.50 million t 2024 up 1,794.2% 30th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 771,901 t 2024 up 46.9% 27th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 6.35 kg/ha 2024 up 30.7% 31st Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 1.7 kg/cap 2024 up 15.6% 30th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 5.33 g/Int$ 2024 up 6.2% 30th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 164,428 t 2024 down 19.7% 53rd Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 256,812 t 2024 up 59.8% 28th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 2.11 kg/ha 2024 up 41.6% 31st Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.56 kg/cap 2024 up 24.4% 29th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.78 g/Int$ 2024 up 15.6% 28th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 242,335 t 2024 up 12.3% 53rd Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 243,041 t 2024 up 49.8% 26th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 2 kg/ha 2024 up 33.3% 30th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.53 kg/cap 2024 up 17.8% 28th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.68 g/Int$ 2024 up 8.4% 30th Country area — Area 614,753 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% 22nd Land area — Area 606,405 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% 22nd Agriculture — Area 298,420 1000 ha 2024 up 4.7% 20th Agricultural land — Area 298,420 1000 ha 2024 up 4.7% 20th Agricultural land — Share in Land area 49.21 % 2024 up 4.7% 8th Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 486.46 USD_PPP/ha 2024 up 32.4% 20th Cropland — Area 122,002 1000 ha 2024 up 12.8% 18th Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 40.88 % 2024 up 7.7% 13th Cropland — Share in Land area 20.12 % 2024 up 12.8% 6th Cropland — Area per capita 0.27 ha/cap 2024 down 10.0% 10th Arable land — Area 99,061 1000 ha 2024 up 9.8% 18th Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 33.2 % 2024 up 4.9% 14th Permanent crops — Area 22,941 1000 ha 2024 up 27.6% 9th Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 176,418 1000 ha 2024 down 0.2% 19th Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 61.44 USD 2024 down 46.1% 26th Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 59.12 % 2024 down 4.7% 24th Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 29.09 % 2024 down 0.2% 17th Inland waters — Area 8,242 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% 23rd Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,677 1000 ha 2024 up 25.1% 30th Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.37 % 2024 up 10.5% 33rd Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 40,188 t 2024 down 33.5% 53rd Equidae — Stocks 3.22 million LSU 2023 up 17.9% 20th Major livestock types — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.32 LSU/ha 2023 up 28.0% 24th Equidae — Share in total livestock 3.41 %LSU 2023 down 10.5% 16th Equidae — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.01 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 13th Sheep and Goats — Stocks 33.44 million LSU 2023 up 35.3% 11th Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock 35.47 %LSU 2023 up 2.9% 1st Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.11 LSU/ha 2023 up 22.2% 3rd Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks 42.65 million LSU 2023 up 26.6% 19th Cattle and Buffaloes — Share in total livestock 45.23 %LSU 2023 down 3.8% 28th Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.14 LSU/ha 2023 up 16.7% 27th Sheep — Stocks 13.87 million LSU 2023 up 35.8% 11th Sheep — Share in total livestock 14.71 %LSU 2023 up 3.2% 7th Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.07 LSU/ha 2023 up 40.0% 4th Cattle — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.14 LSU/ha 2023 up 16.7% 27th Cattle — Share in total livestock 45.23 %LSU 2023 down 3.8% 26th Cattle — Stocks 42.65 million LSU 2023 up 26.6% 19th Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.03 LSU/ha 2023 up 50.0% 22nd Chickens — Share in total livestock 8.61 %LSU 2023 up 25.7% 21st Chickens — Stocks 8.11 million LSU 2023 up 65.4% 23rd Horses — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0 LSU/ha 2023 — 17th Page 1 of 4 Next →