Temporary crops — Area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Temporary crops — Area was 33,748 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Northern Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary crops — area in Northern Africa stood at 33,748 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Northern Africa peaked at 37,038 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 28,964 1000 ha, in 2007.
Northern Africa ranks 22nd 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 | 30,760 1000 ha | 28,964 1000 ha | 34,306 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 35,239 1000 ha | 34,002 1000 ha | 37,038 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,294 1000 ha | 33,748 1000 ha | 36,368 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 432.96 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.41 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 789,689 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 787,239 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 218,303 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 218,215 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 19.87 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 43,364 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Northern Africa?
- Temporary crops — area in Northern Africa was 33,748 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 37,038 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,964 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does Northern Africa rank for temporary crops — area?
- Northern Africa ranks 22nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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.