Land area in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Land area was 1.27 million ha th in 2025. ▬ Flat
Land area in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 1.27 million ha th for land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 1.27 million ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.27 million ha th, in 2020.
Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 15th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land area in Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.27 million ha th | — |
| 2000 | 1.27 million ha th | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.27 million ha th | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.27 million ha th | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.27 million ha th | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.27 million ha th | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 million ha th | 1.27 million ha th | 1.27 million ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.27 million ha th | 1.27 million ha th | 1.27 million ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million ha th | 1.27 million ha th | 1.27 million ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.27 million ha th | 1.27 million ha th | 1.27 million ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
More development goals data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Red List Index 0.8467 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,489 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,057 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 156 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 148 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 105 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 372 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 525 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 576 (2025)
- Infant deaths 252,823 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Land area in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 1.27 million ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 million ha th in 2020.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for land area?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 15th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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