Temporary crops — Area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Temporary crops — Area was 27,500 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Middle Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary crops — area in Middle Africa is 27,500 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Middle Africa peaked at 27,500 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16,150 1000 ha, in 2001.
Middle Africa ranks 24th of 36 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,760 1000 ha | 16,150 1000 ha | 17,778 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 24,006 1000 ha | 21,670 1000 ha | 25,596 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,747 1000 ha | 26,029 1000 ha | 27,500 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 21 Mexico 13,054 1000 ha compare
- 22 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12,861 1000 ha compare
- 23 Thailand 12,248 1000 ha compare
- 24 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 11,594 1000 ha compare
- 25 Poland 11,066 1000 ha compare
- 26 United Republic of Tanzania 10,800 1000 ha compare
- 27 Myanmar 10,568 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 270.89 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.38 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.84 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 661,321 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 649,682 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 24.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.98 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 35,315 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Middle Africa?
- Temporary crops — area in Middle Africa was 27,500 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 27,500 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,150 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Middle Africa rank for temporary crops — area?
- Middle Africa ranks 24th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.