Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.308 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.308
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
101st
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.2879
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cote d'Ivoire, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 0.308 for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2879, in 2022.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 101st of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9939 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.8675 | -12.7% |
| 1964 | 0.766 | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.8175 | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.7171 | -12.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8194 | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 0.6737 | -17.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6891 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6368 | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6182 | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6197 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5811 | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.591 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5116 | -13.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5133 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5218 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5344 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4818 | -9.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4821 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.44 | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4843 | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4965 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5443 | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5009 | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4904 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4755 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4646 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4548 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4229 | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4394 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4448 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5163 | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5151 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4619 | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4438 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.407 | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3858 | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3682 | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3395 | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3604 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3611 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3645 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3582 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3428 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3309 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3572 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3389 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3635 | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3428 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.331 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3137 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3549 | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3224 | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3202 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.325 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3116 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3028 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3104 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2997 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2937 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2879 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.308 | +7.0% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.308 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2966, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.308 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3874, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.816 | 0.6737 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.561 | 0.4818 | 0.6368 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4833 | 0.44 | 0.5443 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4405 | 0.3682 | 0.5163 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3517 | 0.3309 | 0.3645 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3235 | 0.3028 | 0.3549 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2973 | 0.2879 | 0.308 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More reference data data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1744 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8419 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9495 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cote d'Ivoire was 0.308 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2879 in 2022.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 101st out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).