Temporary crops — Area in Northern America
Northern America: Temporary crops — Area was 171,848 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Temporary crops — Area in Northern America, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary crops — area in Northern America stood at 171,848 1000 ha.
The figure is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Northern America peaked at 176,693 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 168,887 1000 ha, in 2007.
That places Northern America 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Temporary crops — Area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 172,349 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 170,495 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 170,093 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 169,730 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 169,342 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 169,031 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 168,887 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 169,616 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 170,315 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 171,031 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 171,753 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 173,057 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 173,971 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 174,913 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 175,807 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 176,668 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 176,693 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 176,139 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 175,148 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 173,888 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 172,960 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 171,554 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 171,893 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 171,848 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 169,984 1000 ha | 168,887 1000 ha | 172,349 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 174,518 1000 ha | 171,031 1000 ha | 176,693 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 172,429 1000 ha | 171,554 1000 ha | 173,888 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Northern America?
- Temporary crops — area in Northern America was 171,848 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 176,693 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 168,887 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does Northern America rank for temporary crops — area?
- Northern America ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern America 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.