Temporary fallow — Area in Central America
Central America: Temporary fallow — Area was 5,273 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary fallow — Area in Central America, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Central America recorded 5,273 1000 ha for temporary fallow — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Central America peaked at 10,594 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5,239 1000 ha, in 2018.
Central America ranks 25th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,745 1000 ha | 8,456 1000 ha | 10,594 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 6,649 1000 ha | 5,239 1000 ha | 8,317 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,292 1000 ha | 5,273 1000 ha | 5,315 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 22 Iraq 2,411 1000 ha compare
- 23 Caribbean 2,128 1000 ha compare
- 24 United Republic of Tanzania 2,021 1000 ha compare
- 25 Niger 1,982 1000 ha compare
- 26 Cuba 1,950 1000 ha compare
- 27 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,847 1000 ha compare
- 28 Syrian Arab Republic 1,682 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Central America
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 754.93 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 25,888 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.51 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 28.48 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 33,122 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 116,316 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 245,161 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 116,397 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.26 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary fallow — area in Central America?
- Temporary fallow — area in Central America was 5,273 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 10,594 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,239 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Central America rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Central America ranks 25th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America 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.