Australia vs South America: Temporary fallow — Area
Temporary fallow — Area over time
- Australia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 17,088 1000 ha against 5,882 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 11,206 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 2.9 times Australia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 10th 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 | Australia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,638 1000 ha | 20,033 1000 ha | 15,394 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 5,748 1000 ha | 17,729 1000 ha | 11,981 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 5,859 1000 ha | 17,972 1000 ha | 12,114 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temporary fallow — area, Australia or South America?
- South America, at 17,088 1000 ha against 5,882 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in temporary fallow — area between Australia and South America?
- 11,206 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South America?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South America rank globally for temporary fallow — area?
- Australia ranks 10th 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.