Temporary crops — Area by country
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Countries reporting
225
Highest
298,140 1000 ha
OECD
Lowest
0.05 1000 ha
Faroe Islands
Median
733.77 1000 ha
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
6,187
What the numbers show
Temporary crops — Area is currently reported for 225 countries. The highest value is 298,140 1000 ha in OECD; the lowest is 0.05 1000 ha in Faroe Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 733.77 1000 ha, and the mean is 6,039 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 122 countries rose and 93 fell. The largest increase was in Mayotte (up 311.3%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 58.4%).
Temporary crops — Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 298,140 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 2 | India | 119,773 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 3 | China | 84,927 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 4 | China, mainland | 84,464 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 72,277 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 43,329 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 7 | Argentina | 38,997 1000 ha | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 8 | Canada | 32,428 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 9 | Ukraine | 32,080 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 10 | Nigeria | 28,956 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 23,785 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 12 | Australia and New Zealand | 22,755 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 13 | Australia | 22,349 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 14 | Sudan | 20,452 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 15 | Sudan (former) | 19,172 1000 ha | 2011 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 17,569 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 17 | Pakistan | 16,130 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 14,314 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 19 | France | 13,839 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 20 | Niger | 13,801 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 13,054 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 22 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12,861 1000 ha | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 23 | Thailand | 12,248 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 24 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 11,594 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 25 | Poland | 11,066 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 26 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10,800 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 27 | Myanmar | 10,568 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 28 | Germany | 8,240 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 29 | Spain | 7,413 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 30 | Indonesia | 7,384 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 31 | Romania | 7,317 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 32 | Mozambique | 6,929 1000 ha | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 33 | Uganda | 6,815 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 34 | Viet Nam | 6,728 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 6,705 1000 ha | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 36 | Mali | 6,187 1000 ha | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 6,134 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 38 | Guinea | 5,550 1000 ha | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 39 | Kenya | 5,477 1000 ha | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 40 | Philippines | 5,455 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 41 | Cameroon | 4,828 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 42 | Algeria | 4,682 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 43 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4,418 1000 ha | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 44 | Belarus | 4,299 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 45 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4,233 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 46 | Paraguay | 4,186 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 47 | Chad | 4,127 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 48 | Cambodia | 4,102 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 49 | Italy | 4,039 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 50 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3,878 1000 ha | 2024 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 51 | Hungary | 3,842 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 52 | Ghana | 3,668 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 53 | Angola | 3,557 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 3,269 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 55 | Morocco | 3,249 1000 ha | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 56 | Senegal | 3,239 1000 ha | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 3,151 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 58 | Afghanistan | 3,120 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 59 | Malawi | 3,115 1000 ha | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 60 | Benin | 3,060 1000 ha | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 61 | Japan | 3,047 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 62 | Zambia | 2,959 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 63 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,718 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 64 | Colombia | 2,687 1000 ha | 2024 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 65 | Caribbean | 2,619 1000 ha | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 66 | Egypt | 2,550 1000 ha | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 67 | Serbia | 2,532 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 68 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2,529 1000 ha | 2005 | — | flat |
| 69 | Iraq | 2,493 1000 ha | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 70 | Czechia | 2,362 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 71 | Madagascar | 2,336 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 72 | Zimbabwe | 2,182 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 73 | South Sudan | 2,076 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 74 | Togo | 2,064 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 2,034 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 76 | Lithuania | 2,012 1000 ha | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 77 | Republic of Moldova | 1,803 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 78 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,796 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 79 | Nepal | 1,731 1000 ha | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 80 | Guatemala | 1,706 1000 ha | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 81 | Denmark | 1,682 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 82 | Greece | 1,667 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 83 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,651 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 84 | Turkmenistan | 1,584 1000 ha | 2024 | up 12.1% | flat |
| 85 | Tunisia | 1,472 1000 ha | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 86 | Uruguay | 1,416 1000 ha | 2024 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 87 | Libya | 1,339 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 1,334 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 89 | Sweden | 1,321 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | 1,305 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 91 | Finland | 1,204 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 92 | Slovakia | 1,182 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 93 | Republic of Korea | 1,145 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 94 | Austria | 1,096 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 95 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,070 1000 ha | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 96 | Rwanda | 1,049 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 97 | Latvia | 1,035 1000 ha | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,003 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 99 | Burundi | 969.8 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 100 | Mongolia | 908.5 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 101 | Yemen | 903.66 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 102 | Somalia | 856.58 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 103 | Cuba | 834.7 1000 ha | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 104 | Tajikistan | 826.6 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | 812.8 1000 ha | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 801 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 107 | Honduras | 792.73 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 108 | Haiti | 782.61 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 109 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 768 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 110 | Peru | 765.1 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 111 | Croatia | 761 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 112 | Belgium | 739.6 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 113 | Ecuador | 733.77 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 114 | Malaysia | 680.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 115 | Namibia | 621.79 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 116 | Chile | 592 1000 ha | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 117 | Portugal | 586.5 1000 ha | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 118 | Eritrea | 537.31 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 119 | Estonia | 484 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 120 | China, Taiwan Province of | 462.26 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 121 | Congo | 428.29 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 122 | El Salvador | 423.7 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 123 | New Zealand | 406.49 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 124 | Saudi Arabia | 402 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 381.75 1000 ha | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 126 | Ireland | 361 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 127 | Mauritania | 350.42 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 344.13 1000 ha | 2024 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 129 | Melanesia | 339.18 1000 ha | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 130 | Gambia | 334 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 131 | Liberia | 331.87 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 132 | Norway | 325 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 133 | Switzerland | 270.64 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 134 | North Macedonia | 264 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 135 | Papua New Guinea | 256.97 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 136 | Panama | 254 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Gabon | 253.08 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 138 | Lesotho | 215.25 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 139 | Armenia | 208 1000 ha | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 140 | Albania | 193.5 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 141 | Georgia | 191.5 1000 ha | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 142 | Israel | 167.4 1000 ha | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 143 | Botswana | 158 1000 ha | 2024 | down 58.4% | rising |
| 144 | Slovenia | 153.04 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 145 | Eswatini | 137.83 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 146 | Jordan | 131.24 1000 ha | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 147 | Costa Rica | 119.63 1000 ha | 2024 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 148 | Timor-Leste | 107.8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 149 | Lebanon | 101.04 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 150 | Jamaica | 97.34 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 151 | Cyprus | 86.12 1000 ha | 2024 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 152 | Belize | 80.99 1000 ha | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 153 | Guyana | 73.84 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 154 | Cabo Verde | 56.4 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 155 | Mauritius | 54.99 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 156 | Luxembourg | 49.03 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 157 | Oman | 46.79 1000 ha | 2024 | up 161.4% | rising |
| 158 | Fiji | 44.3 1000 ha | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 159 | Bhutan | 43.63 1000 ha | 2024 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 160 | Comoros | 43.1 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 161 | Suriname | 42.83 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 162 | Equatorial Guinea | 41.27 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 163 | Palestine | 35.3 1000 ha | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 164 | Polynesia | 27.75 1000 ha | 2024 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 165 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.36 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 18.14 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 167 | Guadeloupe | 16.7 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 168 | Vanuatu | 15.57 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 169 | Mayotte | 15.22 1000 ha | 2024 | up 311.3% | volatile |
| 170 | United Arab Emirates | 14.82 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Tonga | 11.49 1000 ha | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 172 | Samoa | 11 1000 ha | 2024 | down 53.8% | rising |
| 173 | Puerto Rico | 8.64 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 174 | Qatar | 8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 175 | Montenegro | 7.92 1000 ha | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Martinique | 7.36 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 177 | Malta | 6.98 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 178 | Bahamas | 6.23 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 178 | Kuwait | 6.23 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 180 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 5.97 1000 ha | 2010 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 181 | French Guiana | 5.92 1000 ha | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 182 | Barbados | 5.45 1000 ha | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 183 | Iceland | 5 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 183 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 185 | Micronesia | 4.95 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 186 | Dominica | 4.28 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 187 | New Caledonia | 4.19 1000 ha | 2024 | up 24.7% | flat |
| 188 | Isle of Man | 3.62 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 189 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.11 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.11 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 189 | Western Sahara | 3.11 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 189 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 3.11 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 193 | Maldives | 3.04 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 194 | Djibouti | 2.82 1000 ha | 2024 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 195 | Channel Islands | 2.69 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 196 | Grenada | 2.34 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 197 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.2 1000 ha | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 198 | French Polynesia | 1.95 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 199 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1.87 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 200 | Aruba | 1.56 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 200 | Kiribati | 1.56 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 200 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.56 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 200 | British Virgin Islands | 1.56 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 200 | Montserrat | 1.56 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 200 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.56 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 200 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1.56 1000 ha | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 207 | Bahrain | 1.5 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 208 | Liechtenstein | 1.35 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 209 | Saint Lucia | 1.32 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 210 | San Marino | 0.98 1000 ha | 2024 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 211 | Guam | 0.78 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 211 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.78 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 211 | Niue | 0.78 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 211 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0.78 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 215 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.59 1000 ha | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 216 | Cook Islands | 0.4496 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 217 | Singapore | 0.44 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 218 | Marshall Islands | 0.39 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 219 | Bermuda | 0.23 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 219 | Palau | 0.23 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 221 | Cayman Islands | 0.16 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 222 | Seychelles | 0.15 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 223 | Andorra | 0.1318 1000 ha | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 224 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.12 1000 ha | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 225 | Faroe Islands | 0.05 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.08 million 1000 ha
- Asia 357,500 1000 ha
- Americas 290,596 1000 ha
- Africa 214,761 1000 ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 209,115 1000 ha
- Europe 195,138 1000 ha
- Sub-Saharan Africa 180,990 1000 ha
- Northern America 171,848 1000 ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 167,267 1000 ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 161,958 1000 ha
- Southern Asia 159,863 1000 ha
- Eastern Europe 139,497 1000 ha
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.