Canada - Fallow land

534 (thousand hectares) in 2021

In 2021, fallow land for Canada was 534 thousand hectares. Between 2002 and 2021, fallow land of Canada was declining at a moderating rate to shrink from 4,445 thousand hectares in 2002 to 534 thousand hectares in 2021.

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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 Canada fallow land?