Sri Lanka - Fallow land

19 (thousand hectares) in 2021

In 2021, fallow land for Sri Lanka was 19 thousand hectares. Between 2018 and 2021, fallow land in Sri Lanka was decreasing on average by 1.54% each year, although before that, it grew from 14 thousand hectares in 2004 to 21 thousand hectares in 2018.

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What is fallow land?

Fallow land (temporary) is the cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons. The maximum idle period is usually less than five years. Land remaining fallow for two long may acquire characteristics requiring to be reclassified, such as "permanent meadows and pastures" (if used for grazing), "forest or wooded land" (if overgrown with trees), or "other land" (if it becomes wasteland).

What is Sri Lanka fallow land?