Arable land in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Arable land was 0.1541 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Cote d'Ivoire, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 0.1541 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 0.4409 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1262 hectares per person, in 2011.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 81st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3813 hectares per person | 0.3274 hectares per person | 0.4409 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.274 hectares per person | 0.2436 hectares per person | 0.3141 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2257 hectares per person | 0.2065 hectares per person | 0.2384 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1924 hectares per person | 0.1626 hectares per person | 0.2113 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1432 hectares per person | 0.1318 hectares per person | 0.1582 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1421 hectares per person | 0.1262 hectares per person | 0.1539 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1501 hectares per person | 0.1481 hectares per person | 0.1541 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More agriculture & rural data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Agricultural raw materials exports 13.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Rural population 45.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 14.87 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.41 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 2,398 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 3.39 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Arable land in Cote d'Ivoire was 0.1541 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4409 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1262 hectares per person in 2011.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for arable land?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 81st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.