Afghanistan vs South America: Temporary fallow — Area
Temporary fallow — Area over time
- Afghanistan
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 17,088 1000 ha against 4,691 1000 ha in Afghanistan, a difference of 12,397 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 3.6 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and South America ranks 13th of 225 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,609 1000 ha | 20,033 1000 ha | 15,423 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 4,543 1000 ha | 17,729 1000 ha | 13,186 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 4,646 1000 ha | 17,972 1000 ha | 13,326 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temporary fallow — area, Afghanistan or South America?
- South America, at 17,088 1000 ha against 4,691 1000 ha in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in temporary fallow — area between Afghanistan and South America?
- 12,397 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South America?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and South America rank globally for temporary fallow — area?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and South America ranks 13th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Temporary fallow — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.