---
license: gpl
language:
- en
tags:
- climate
- biology
- Agriculture
size_categories:
- 1K<n<10K
---
# Africa Arable land (hectares per person) Dataset

## Overview
This dataset contains arable land (hectares per person) data for African countries from the World Bank.

## Data Details
- **Indicator Code**: AG.LND.ARBL.HA.PC
- **Description**: Arable land (hectares per person)
- **Geographic Coverage**: 54 African countries
- **Time Period**: 1961-2021
- **Data Points**: 3,211 observations
- **Coverage**: 91.48% of possible country-year combinations

## File Formats

### Main Dataset (`ag_lnd_arbl_ha_pc_africa.csv`)
- **Rows**: 54 countries
- **Columns**: 65 years (1960-2024)
- **Structure**: Countries as rows, years as columns
- **Missing Value Treatment**: Interpolation → Forward Fill → Backward Fill
- **Use Case**: Cross-sectional analysis, heatmaps, correlation analysis

## Data Quality

### Coverage Statistics
- **Total Observations**: 3,211
- **Possible Observations**: 3,510
- **Coverage Rate**: 91.48%

### Countries with No Data
0 countries have no observations:
None

## Usage Examples

### Python
```python
import pandas as pd

# Load main dataset
df = pd.read_csv('ag_lnd_arbl_ha_pc_africa.csv', index_col=[0, 1])
```

### R
```r
# Load main dataset
df <- read.csv('ag_lnd_arbl_ha_pc_africa.csv', row.names=c(1,2))
```

## Source
World Bank Open Data - Arable land (hectares per person)
- **Original File**: API_AG.LND.ARBL.HA.PC_DS2_en_excel_v2_20483.xls
- **Processed**: 2025-08-24

## License
This dataset is derived from World Bank Open Data and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.