Temporary crops — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Temporary crops — Area was 167,267 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 167,267 1000 ha for temporary crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 167,267 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 113,222 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 9th 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 113,222 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 113,952 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 121,358 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 117,643 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 121,197 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 123,164 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 125,645 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 130,688 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 136,433 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 142,390 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 144,087 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 148,430 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 151,054 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 152,982 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 154,770 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 156,431 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 158,264 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 160,314 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 161,472 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 163,790 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 164,126 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 165,024 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 166,653 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 167,267 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 122,589 1000 ha | 113,222 1000 ha | 136,433 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 153,019 1000 ha | 142,390 1000 ha | 161,472 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 165,372 1000 ha | 163,790 1000 ha | 167,267 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Temporary crops — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 167,267 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 167,267 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 113,222 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for temporary crops — area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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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.