Temporary crops — Area in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Temporary crops — Area was 3.11 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Western Sahara, 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 Sahara is 3.11 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Western Sahara peaked at 3.11 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.85 1000 ha, in 2001.
Western Sahara ranks 189th of 225 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9 1000 ha | 2.85 1000 ha | 2.97 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.04 1000 ha | 2.99 1000 ha | 3.07 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.11 1000 ha | 3.09 1000 ha | 3.11 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 186 Dominica 4.28 1000 ha compare
- 187 New Caledonia 4.19 1000 ha compare
- 188 Isle of Man 3.62 1000 ha compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 3.11 1000 ha compare
- 189 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 3.11 1000 ha compare
- 189 Sao Tome and Principe 3.11 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Western Sahara
- Arable land — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 0.08 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 0.02 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 18.8 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 99.92 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 18.81 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 0.08 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Western Sahara?
- Temporary crops — area in Western Sahara was 3.11 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 3.11 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.85 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Western Sahara rank for temporary crops — area?
- Western Sahara ranks 189th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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.