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

0.20.40.60.81196119922023

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 98 Nicaragua 0.314 compare
  2. 99 Dominican Republic 0.3111 compare
  3. 100 United States 0.3106 compare
  4. 102 Comoros 0.3043 compare
  5. 103 Brazil 0.3019 compare
  6. 104 Venezuela 0.2979 compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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