Temporary crops — Area in World
World: Temporary crops — Area was 1.08 million 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in World, 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 World is 1.08 million 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in World peaked at 1.09 million 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 974,797 1000 ha, in 2002.
That places World 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in World, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 977,024 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 974,797 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 983,978 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 988,129 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 992,008 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 994,221 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 997,724 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.02 million 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.03 million 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.04 million 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.05 million 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.06 million 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.07 million 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.08 million 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.08 million 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.08 million 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.08 million 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.08 million 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.08 million 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.09 million 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.08 million 1000 ha | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 993,271 1000 ha | 974,797 1000 ha | 1.02 million 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.06 million 1000 ha | 1.03 million 1000 ha | 1.08 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 million 1000 ha | 1.08 million 1000 ha | 1.09 million 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in World?
- Temporary crops — area in World was 1.08 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 974,797 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does World rank for temporary crops — area?
- World ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.