Temporary crops — Area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Temporary crops — Area was 79,869 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Western Africa, 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 Western Africa is 79,869 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Western Africa peaked at 79,869 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56,383 1000 ha, in 2001.
Western Africa ranks 18th 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 56,383 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 57,395 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 59,830 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 59,208 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 60,171 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 59,979 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 60,819 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 64,067 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 65,143 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 66,513 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 66,925 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 67,743 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 69,434 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 70,767 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 72,655 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 73,881 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 75,751 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 76,904 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 76,228 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 76,413 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 77,797 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 78,282 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 79,509 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 79,869 1000 ha | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60,333 1000 ha | 56,383 1000 ha | 65,143 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 71,680 1000 ha | 66,513 1000 ha | 76,904 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 78,374 1000 ha | 76,413 1000 ha | 79,869 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 51,000 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Western Africa?
- Temporary crops — area in Western Africa was 79,869 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 79,869 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,383 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Western Africa rank for temporary crops — area?
- Western Africa ranks 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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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.