Temporary fallow — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Temporary fallow — Area was 23,303 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary fallow — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary fallow — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 23,303 1000 ha.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 27,516 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 22,427 1000 ha, in 2020.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 8th 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23,993 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 24,074 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 22,489 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 27,516 1000 ha | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 27,404 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 27,482 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 27,355 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 25,445 1000 ha | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 22,612 1000 ha | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 22,900 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 23,223 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 23,557 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 23,498 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 23,422 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 23,726 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 23,785 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 24,028 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 24,651 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 22,929 1000 ha | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 22,427 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 23,923 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 24,087 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 23,286 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 23,303 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25,374 1000 ha | 22,489 1000 ha | 27,516 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 23,572 1000 ha | 22,900 1000 ha | 24,651 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,405 1000 ha | 22,427 1000 ha | 24,087 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 5 China, mainland 12,132 1000 ha compare
- 6 Russian Federation 10,544 1000 ha compare
- 6 Russia 10,544 1000 ha compare
- 8 Indonesia 10,194 1000 ha compare
- 9 Brazil 7,531 1000 ha compare
- 10 United States 6,888 1000 ha compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 5,940 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 25.98 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 864,161 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary fallow — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Temporary fallow — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 23,303 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 27,516 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,427 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.