Temporary crops — Area in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Temporary crops — Area was 13,088 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary crops — Area in Southern Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 13,088 1000 ha for temporary crops — area in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Southern Africa peaked at 14,592 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12,934 1000 ha, in 2019.
That places Southern Africa 30th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,086 1000 ha | 13,515 1000 ha | 14,592 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 13,153 1000 ha | 12,934 1000 ha | 13,580 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,071 1000 ha | 12,950 1000 ha | 13,163 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 152.42 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 4.38 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 12.74 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 267,335 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 265,067 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 165,032 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 165,032 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 62.26 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 13,812 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Southern Africa?
- Temporary crops — area in Southern Africa was 13,088 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 14,592 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,934 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does Southern Africa rank for temporary crops — area?
- Southern Africa ranks 30th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.