Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
392,834 Hectares
China
Lowest
2 Hectares
Cyprus
Median
3,908 Hectares
Years covered
42
1984–2025
Data points
1,989
What the numbers show
Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 392,834 Hectares in China; the lowest is 2 Hectares in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,908 Hectares, and the mean is 38,420 Hectares.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 30.5%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 64.1%).
Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 392,834 Hectares | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | Australia | 331,869 Hectares | 2022 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 184,464 Hectares | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 4 | Brazil | 173,361 Hectares | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 92,052 Hectares | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 6 | South Africa | 83,928 Hectares | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Argentina | 74,681 Hectares | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 8 | Mexico | 74,100 Hectares | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 9 | Colombia | 35,488 Hectares | 2023 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 10 | Peru | 18,187 Hectares | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 11 | Canada | 16,743 Hectares | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 11,000 Hectares | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 13 | France | 10,516 Hectares | 2024 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 14 | India | 10,248 Hectares | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 15 | New Zealand | 9,097 Hectares | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 16 | Chile | 8,784 Hectares | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 17 | Spain | 8,153 Hectares | 2024 | up 30.5% | falling |
| 18 | Ukraine | 7,534 Hectares | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 19 | Germany | 4,714 Hectares | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 20 | Ireland | 4,054 Hectares | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 21 | Romania | 3,908 Hectares | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 22 | Italy | 3,554 Hectares | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 23 | Greece | 2,238 Hectares | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 24 | Portugal | 2,037 Hectares | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 25 | Philippines | 1,500 Hectares | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Iceland | 1,468 Hectares | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 1,385 Hectares | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 28 | Austria | 1,182 Hectares | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 1,148 Hectares | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 30 | Switzerland | 1,066 Hectares | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 31 | Czechia | 968.78 Hectares | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 32 | Hungary | 794.01 Hectares | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 33 | Japan | 589 Hectares | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 34 | Belgium | 467.54 Hectares | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 35 | Sweden | 453.67 Hectares | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 36 | Denmark | 236.49 Hectares | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 37 | Norway | 176.78 Hectares | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 38 | Israel | 162.6 Hectares | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 69.75 Hectares | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 40 | Finland | 11.7 Hectares | 2024 | down 64.1% | rising |
| 41 | Cyprus | 2 Hectares | 2024 | up 13.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States 261,078 Hectares
- Türkiye 14,617 Hectares
- United Kingdom 10,697 Hectares
- Poland 2,611 Hectares
- Netherlands 760.4 Hectares
- Latvia 604.3 Hectares
- Croatia 535.9 Hectares
- Lithuania 527.56 Hectares
- Slovak Republic 498.68 Hectares
- Slovenia 273.93 Hectares
- Estonia 271.6 Hectares
- Korea 31.78 Hectares