Temporary crops — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Temporary crops — Area was 161,958 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 161,958 1000 ha for temporary crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 161,958 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 111,148 1000 ha, in 2001.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 10th of 32 groups on this measure, 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 111,148 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 112,013 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 119,114 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 115,552 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 119,172 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 120,560 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 122,655 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 127,604 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 132,047 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 138,470 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 139,941 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 144,005 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 146,291 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 147,792 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 149,324 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 150,977 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 152,877 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 155,089 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 156,417 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 158,907 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 158,855 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 159,862 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 161,957 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 161,958 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 119,985 1000 ha | 111,148 1000 ha | 132,047 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 148,118 1000 ha | 138,470 1000 ha | 156,417 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 160,308 1000 ha | 158,855 1000 ha | 161,958 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 25.98 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 864,161 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Temporary crops — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 161,958 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 161,958 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,148 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for temporary crops — area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.