Land area in hectares in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Land area in hectares was 26.60 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land area in hectares in Western Sahara, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 26.60 million hectares for land area in hectares in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares in Western Sahara peaked at 26.60 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 26.60 million hectares, in 1961.
That places Western Sahara 75th out of 233 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.60 million hectares | 26.60 million hectares | 26.60 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.60 million hectares | 26.60 million hectares | 26.60 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.60 million hectares | 26.60 million hectares | 26.60 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.60 million hectares | 26.60 million hectares | 26.60 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.60 million hectares | 26.60 million hectares | 26.60 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.60 million hectares | 26.60 million hectares | 26.60 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.60 million hectares | 26.60 million hectares | 26.60 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 72 Philippines 29.82 million hectares compare
- 73 Italy 29.57 million hectares compare
- 74 Burkina Faso 27.36 million hectares compare
- 76 New Zealand 26.33 million hectares compare
- 77 Gabon 25.77 million hectares compare
- 78 Ecuador 24.84 million hectares compare
More reference data data for Western Sahara
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Democracy 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.99 years (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in hectares in Western Sahara?
- Land area in hectares in Western Sahara was 26.60 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land area in hectares recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 26.60 million hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.60 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Western Sahara rank for land area in hectares?
- Western Sahara ranks 75th out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.