Temporary crops — Area in Australia
Australia: Temporary crops — Area was 22,349 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Australia recorded 22,349 1000 ha for temporary crops — area in 2024.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Australia peaked at 25,948 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18,774 1000 ha, in 2007.
Australia ranks 13th of 225 countries on this measure, 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 | 20,016 1000 ha | 18,774 1000 ha | 22,036 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 24,807 1000 ha | 20,777 1000 ha | 25,948 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,752 1000 ha | 22,349 1000 ha | 25,712 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 10 Nigeria 28,956 1000 ha compare
- 11 Kazakhstan 23,785 1000 ha compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 22,755 1000 ha compare
- 14 Sudan 20,452 1000 ha compare
- 15 Sudan (former) 19,172 1000 ha compare
- 16 Türkiye 17,569 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Australia
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.63 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3.61 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 51,999 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 450,829 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 806,085 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 587,995 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 484,839 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Australia?
- Temporary crops — area in Australia was 22,349 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 25,948 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,774 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does Australia rank for temporary crops — area?
- Australia ranks 13th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.