Temporary crops — Area in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Temporary crops — Area was 118,747 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary crops — area in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 118,747 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 118,747 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85,192 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 14th out of 36 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93,126 1000 ha | 85,192 1000 ha | 99,908 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 110,750 1000 ha | 103,959 1000 ha | 115,150 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 117,179 1000 ha | 114,662 1000 ha | 118,747 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 11 Kazakhstan 23,785 1000 ha compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 22,755 1000 ha compare
- 13 Australia 22,349 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
- 17 Pakistan 16,130 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 440,935 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 28,612 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 26,525 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.24 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 184,888 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Temporary crops — area in Latin America and the Caribbean was 118,747 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 118,747 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,192 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for temporary crops — area?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 14th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the 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.