Temporary crops — Area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Temporary crops — Area was 60,556 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Eastern Africa, 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 Eastern Africa is 60,556 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Eastern Africa peaked at 61,049 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39,599 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Eastern Africa 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 39,599 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 39,779 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 41,524 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 43,538 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 44,721 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 46,299 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 47,143 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 48,662 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 50,008 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 50,776 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 52,052 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 54,869 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 55,197 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 55,483 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 55,988 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 56,682 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 57,321 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 58,524 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 58,575 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 59,659 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 59,364 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 60,087 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 61,049 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 60,556 1000 ha | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44,586 1000 ha | 39,599 1000 ha | 50,008 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 55,547 1000 ha | 50,776 1000 ha | 58,575 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,143 1000 ha | 59,364 1000 ha | 61,049 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Eastern Africa?
- Temporary crops — area in Eastern Africa was 60,556 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 61,049 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,599 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for temporary crops — area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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.