Temporary crops — Area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Temporary crops — Area was 159,863 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Temporary crops — Area in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia is 159,863 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Southern Asia peaked at 159,863 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 153,250 1000 ha, in 2001.
Southern Asia ranks 11th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Temporary crops — Area in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 153,250 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 153,646 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 155,508 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 154,866 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 155,090 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 155,483 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 156,257 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 156,447 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 157,803 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 157,207 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 158,038 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 157,205 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 158,132 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 158,853 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 159,057 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 159,134 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 158,755 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 157,688 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 158,483 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 159,820 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 159,822 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 159,486 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 159,734 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 159,863 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 155,372 1000 ha | 153,250 1000 ha | 157,803 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 158,255 1000 ha | 157,205 1000 ha | 159,134 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 159,745 1000 ha | 159,486 1000 ha | 159,863 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 24.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.27 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Southern Asia?
- Temporary crops — area in Southern Asia was 159,863 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 159,863 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 153,250 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Southern Asia rank for temporary crops — area?
- Southern Asia ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.