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 32 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.
Temporary crops — Area in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 157,047 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 158,307 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 165,818 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 163,298 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 164,868 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 166,334 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 167,396 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 174,674 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 180,986 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 186,590 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 189,401 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 193,302 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 195,892 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 197,835 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 200,670 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 204,434 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 208,442 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 210,527 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 209,154 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 211,420 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 212,372 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 213,517 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 216,079 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 214,761 1000 ha | -0.6% |
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
- 1 OECD 298,140 1000 ha compare
- 2 United States 139,418 1000 ha compare
- 3 India 119,773 1000 ha compare
- 4 China 84,927 1000 ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 84,464 1000 ha compare
- 6 Russian Federation 72,277 1000 ha compare
- 6 Russia 72,277 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 11.21 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 39.12 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 9.31 million m3 (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 32 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.