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Articles | Volume 17, issue 8
Articles | Volume 17, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-3777-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-3777-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 8
Data description paper
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07 Aug 2025
Data description paper |  | 07 Aug 2025

An annual cropland extent dataset for Africa at 30 m spatial resolution from 2000 to 2022

Zihang Lou, Dailiang Peng, Zhou Shi, Hongyan Wang, Ke Liu, Yaqiong Zhang, Xue Yan, Zhongxing Chen, Su Ye, Le Yu, Jinkang Hu, Yulong Lv, Hao Peng, Yizhou Zhang, and Bing Zhang

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This study creates the first detailed annual maps of Africa's cropland extent from 2000 to 2022 in 30 m resolution to support global efforts against hunger and sustainable farming. Our findings show Africa's cropland grew by 8.5 % over 2 decades, while 11.5 % of cropland was abandoned by 2018, revealing hidden challenges in agricultural sustainability. These yearly field-sized maps help governments track where farming grows or shrinks, plan food supplies, and protect vital cropland.
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