Temporary fallow — Area in Africa
Africa: Temporary fallow — Area was 27,735 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary fallow — Area in Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary fallow — area in Africa is 27,735 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Africa peaked at 34,625 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 27,258 1000 ha, in 2020.
Africa ranks 6th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31,661 1000 ha | 28,569 1000 ha | 34,625 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 28,535 1000 ha | 27,495 1000 ha | 29,411 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,689 1000 ha | 27,258 1000 ha | 28,136 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 3 Pakistan 14,560 1000 ha compare
- 4 China 12,186 1000 ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 12,132 1000 ha compare
- 6 Russian Federation 10,544 1000 ha compare
- 7 Indonesia 10,194 1000 ha compare
- 8 Brazil 7,531 1000 ha compare
- 9 Australia and New Zealand 5,940 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Africa
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.45 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1.05 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.23 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.69 kg/cap (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.99 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 4.58 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 3.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary fallow — area in Africa?
- Temporary fallow — area in Africa was 27,735 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 34,625 1000 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,258 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Africa rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Africa ranks 6th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary fallow — 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.