Temporary crops — Area in South America
South America: Temporary crops — Area was 98,896 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in South America, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
South America recorded 98,896 1000 ha for temporary crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in South America peaked at 98,896 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64,666 1000 ha, in 2001.
South America ranks 16th 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 South America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 64,666 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 64,836 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 67,426 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 70,054 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 72,626 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 75,157 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 77,639 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 78,040 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 78,218 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 82,326 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 84,586 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 86,263 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 87,281 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 88,842 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 90,048 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 90,996 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 92,288 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 93,536 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 94,596 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 95,603 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 97,125 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 94,233 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 97,064 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 98,896 1000 ha | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72,074 1000 ha | 64,666 1000 ha | 78,218 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 89,076 1000 ha | 82,326 1000 ha | 94,596 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 96,584 1000 ha | 94,233 1000 ha | 98,896 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 13 Kazakhstan 23,785 1000 ha compare
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 22,755 1000 ha compare
- 15 Australia 22,349 1000 ha compare
- 16 Sudan 20,452 1000 ha compare
- 17 Sudan (former) 19,172 1000 ha compare
- 18 Türkiye 17,569 1000 ha compare
- 18 Turkey 17,569 1000 ha compare
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in South America?
- Temporary crops — area in South America was 98,896 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 98,896 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,666 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does South America rank for temporary crops — area?
- South America ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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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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.