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 36 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.
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
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 486.46 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.68 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 614,753 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 606,405 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 49.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 33.2 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 99,061 1000 ha (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 36 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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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.