Temporary crops — Area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Temporary crops — Area was 2,619 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary crops — Area in Caribbean, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary crops — area in Caribbean is 2,619 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Caribbean peaked at 4,209 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2,436 1000 ha, in 2023.
Caribbean ranks 73rd of 242 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4,160 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 4,209 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 4,017 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 3,887 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 3,898 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 3,796 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 3,708 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 3,660 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 3,700 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 3,774 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 3,767 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3,359 1000 ha | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 3,314 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 3,334 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3,288 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 3,307 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3,181 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 3,053 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 2,874 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 2,691 1000 ha | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 2,655 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2,525 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 2,436 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 2,619 1000 ha | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,893 1000 ha | 3,660 1000 ha | 4,209 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,325 1000 ha | 2,874 1000 ha | 3,774 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,585 1000 ha | 2,436 1000 ha | 2,691 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 152,566 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 152,436 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 355,073 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 4.77 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Caribbean?
- Temporary crops — area in Caribbean was 2,619 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 4,209 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,436 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Caribbean rank for temporary crops — area?
- Caribbean ranks 73rd out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.