Temporary crops — Area in Africa
Africa: Temporary crops — Area was 214,761 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary crops — area in Africa stood at 214,761 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Africa peaked at 216,079 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 157,047 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Africa 4th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 166,525 1000 ha | 157,047 1000 ha | 180,986 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 199,625 1000 ha | 186,590 1000 ha | 210,527 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 213,630 1000 ha | 211,420 1000 ha | 216,079 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.45 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1.05 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.23 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.69 kg/cap (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.99 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 4.58 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 3.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Africa?
- Temporary crops — area in Africa was 214,761 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 216,079 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 157,047 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Africa rank for temporary crops — area?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary 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.