Temporary crops — Area in India
India: Temporary crops — Area was 119,773 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in India, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary crops — area in India stood at 119,773 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in India peaked at 120,243 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 114,763 1000 ha, in 2001.
India ranks 2nd 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 | 115,427 1000 ha | 114,763 1000 ha | 117,379 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 119,041 1000 ha | 117,174 1000 ha | 119,911 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 119,923 1000 ha | 119,449 1000 ha | 120,243 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 OECD 298,140 1000 ha compare
- 3 China 84,927 1000 ha compare
- 4 China, mainland 84,464 1000 ha compare
- 5 Russian Federation 72,277 1000 ha compare
More environment data for India
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.00 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 14.13 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 63,080 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 37,519 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 768,863 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.05 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1.10 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 1.34 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in India?
- Temporary crops — area in India was 119,773 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 120,243 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,763 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does India rank for temporary crops — area?
- India ranks 2nd out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.