Permanent crops — Area in World
World: Permanent crops — Area was 193,909 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area in World is 193,909 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in World peaked at 193,909 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74,303 1000 ha, in 1961.
World ranks 1st of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77,774 1000 ha | 74,303 1000 ha | 81,206 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 88,532 1000 ha | 82,747 1000 ha | 95,181 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 104,330 1000 ha | 96,941 1000 ha | 112,741 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 122,431 1000 ha | 115,476 1000 ha | 131,026 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 144,740 1000 ha | 133,278 1000 ha | 156,228 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 169,081 1000 ha | 158,661 1000 ha | 183,055 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 190,570 1000 ha | 186,617 1000 ha | 193,909 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More environment data for World
- Inland waters — Area 443,046 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 354,701 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.34 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1.59 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1.39 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 12.2 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 34.18 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 35.69 % (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 4.68 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in World?
- Permanent crops — area in World was 193,909 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 193,909 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,303 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does World rank for permanent crops — area?
- World ranks 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.