Temporary fallow — Area in Northern America
Northern America: Temporary fallow — Area was 7,387 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary fallow — Area in Northern America, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary fallow — area in Northern America stood at 7,387 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Northern America peaked at 11,771 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7,365 1000 ha, in 2023.
Northern America ranks 19th of 32 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.
Temporary fallow — Area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11,771 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 11,147 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 10,840 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 10,533 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 10,226 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 9,921 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 9,565 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 9,157 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 8,750 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 8,342 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 7,934 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 7,572 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 7,567 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 7,561 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7,556 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 7,550 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 7,778 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 7,610 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 7,595 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 7,612 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 7,457 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 7,736 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 7,365 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 7,387 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,212 1000 ha | 8,750 1000 ha | 11,771 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,706 1000 ha | 7,550 1000 ha | 8,342 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,512 1000 ha | 7,365 1000 ha | 7,736 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary fallow — area in Northern America?
- Temporary fallow — area in Northern America was 7,387 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 11,771 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,365 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Northern America rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Northern America ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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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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.