Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Northern America

Northern America: Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS was 194,587 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
194,587 1000 ha
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
7th
of 29 groups
All-time high
195,923 1000 ha
in 2019
All-time low
180,314 1000 ha
in 2002
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Northern America, 2001–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2001201220242001: 181.6k 1000 ha2002: 180.3k 1000 ha2003: 190.3k 1000 ha2004: 194.9k 1000 ha2005: 193.4k 1000 ha2006: 189.6k 1000 ha2007: 191.4k 1000 ha2008: 192.1k 1000 ha2009: 192.5k 1000 ha2010: 195.9k 1000 ha2011: 192.6k 1000 ha2012: 191.0k 1000 ha2013: 192.5k 1000 ha2014: 194.2k 1000 ha2015: 194.4k 1000 ha2016: 195.7k 1000 ha2017: 193.7k 1000 ha2018: 194.0k 1000 ha2019: 195.9k 1000 ha2020: 194.0k 1000 ha2021: 189.3k 1000 ha2022: 190.7k 1000 ha2023: 192.3k 1000 ha2024: 194.6k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for herbaceous crops — area from modis in Northern America is 194,587 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, herbaceous crops — area from modis in Northern America peaked at 195,923 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 180,314 1000 ha, in 2002.

Northern America ranks 7th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 189,573 1000 ha 180,314 1000 ha 194,929 1000 ha 9
2010s 193,990 1000 ha 190,968 1000 ha 195,923 1000 ha 10
2020s 192,203 1000 ha 189,338 1000 ha 194,587 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 4 Russian Federation 113,149 1000 ha compare
  2. 5 Canada 48,971 1000 ha compare
  3. 6 Brazil 42,871 1000 ha compare
  4. 7 Ukraine 39,775 1000 ha compare
  5. 8 Nigeria 37,784 1000 ha compare
  6. 9 Argentina 36,041 1000 ha compare
  7. 10 Australia and New Zealand 31,240 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is herbaceous crops — area from modis in Northern America?
Herbaceous crops — area from modis in Northern America was 194,587 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest herbaceous crops — area from modis recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 195,923 1000 ha in 2019.
What is the lowest herbaceous crops — area from modis recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 180,314 1000 ha in 2002.
How does Northern America rank for herbaceous crops — area from modis?
Northern America ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is herbaceous crops — area from modis rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.