Temporary crops — Area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Temporary crops — Area was 22,755 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Australia and New Zealand, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary crops — area in Australia and New Zealand stood at 22,755 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 26,398 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19,088 1000 ha, in 2007.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th of 242 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19,948 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 19,569 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 19,181 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 21,213 1000 ha | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 21,750 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 19,960 1000 ha | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 19,088 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 19,814 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 22,386 1000 ha | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 21,150 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 26,088 1000 ha | +23.3% |
| 2012 | 26,070 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 25,763 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 26,398 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 25,606 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 24,815 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 25,342 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 25,543 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 25,241 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 25,286 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 25,863 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 26,127 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 25,842 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 22,755 1000 ha | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,323 1000 ha | 19,088 1000 ha | 22,386 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 25,202 1000 ha | 21,150 1000 ha | 26,398 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,175 1000 ha | 22,755 1000 ha | 26,127 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 46.94 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Temporary crops — area in Australia and New Zealand was 22,755 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 26,398 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,088 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for temporary crops — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.