Temporary fallow — Area in Americas
Americas: Temporary fallow — Area was 31,876 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary fallow — Area in Americas, 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 Americas is 31,876 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Americas peaked at 44,316 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 31,876 1000 ha, in 2024.
Americas ranks 5th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary fallow — Area in Americas, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 44,316 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 43,494 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 42,963 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 42,206 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 41,611 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 40,736 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 40,055 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 38,648 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 37,333 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 36,659 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 35,253 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 34,986 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 34,282 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 32,949 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 32,968 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 32,916 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 31,948 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 31,949 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32,228 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 32,938 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 33,149 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 33,555 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 32,770 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 31,876 1000 ha | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41,262 1000 ha | 37,333 1000 ha | 44,316 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 33,614 1000 ha | 31,948 1000 ha | 36,659 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,858 1000 ha | 31,876 1000 ha | 33,555 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary fallow — area in Americas?
- Temporary fallow — area in Americas was 31,876 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 44,316 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,876 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Americas rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Americas ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas 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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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.