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 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
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)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 3.2 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 16.03 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.80 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 73,248 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 3.19 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 611,868 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.57 % (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 36 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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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.