Temporary fallow — Area in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Temporary fallow — Area was 0.45 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary fallow — Area in Western Sahara, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 0.45 1000 ha for temporary fallow — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Western Sahara peaked at 0.58 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.45 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Western Sahara 199th out of 242 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary fallow — Area in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.58 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 0.57 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.57 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.58 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.58 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.58 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.57 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.54 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.52 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.53 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.51 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.52 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.49 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.48 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.47 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.45 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.45 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.45 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.45 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5656 1000 ha | 0.52 1000 ha | 0.58 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.503 1000 ha | 0.48 1000 ha | 0.53 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.454 1000 ha | 0.45 1000 ha | 0.47 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 196 Dominica 0.62 1000 ha compare
- 197 Bahrain 0.6 1000 ha compare
- 198 French Polynesia 0.49 1000 ha compare
- 199 Antigua and Barbuda 0.45 1000 ha compare
- 199 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.45 1000 ha compare
- 199 Brunei Darussalam 0.45 1000 ha compare
- 199 Sao Tome and Principe 0.45 1000 ha compare
- 199 Brunei 0.45 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Western Sahara
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -62.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.503 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -21.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Land area — Area 26,600 1000 ha (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.95 Percentage change (2024)
- Country area — Area 26,600 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 37.78 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 62.35 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary fallow — area in Western Sahara?
- Temporary fallow — area in Western Sahara was 0.45 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 0.58 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Western Sahara rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Western Sahara ranks 199th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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.