Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture by country
Countries reporting
52
Highest
392,834 Hectares
China
Lowest
2 Hectares
Cyprus
Median
2,425 Hectares
Years covered
42
1984–2025
Data points
1,989
What the numbers show
Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 392,834 Hectares in China; the lowest is 2 Hectares in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,425 Hectares, and the mean is 35,920 Hectares.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 53.1%), 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 |
| 1 | United States | 261,078 Hectares | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 2 | Australia | 331,869 Hectares | 2022 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 2 | Türkiye | 14,617 Hectares | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 184,464 Hectares | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 10,697 Hectares | 2025 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 642 Hectares | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 173,361 Hectares | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 4 | Poland | 2,611 Hectares | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 5 | Russia | 92,052 Hectares | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 760.4 Hectares | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 6 | South Africa | 83,928 Hectares | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Latvia | 604.3 Hectares | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 7 | Argentina | 74,681 Hectares | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 7 | Croatia | 535.9 Hectares | 2024 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 74,100 Hectares | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 8 | Lithuania | 527.56 Hectares | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 9 | Colombia | 35,488 Hectares | 2023 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 10 | Peru | 18,187 Hectares | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 10 | Slovenia | 273.93 Hectares | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 11 | Canada | 16,743 Hectares | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 11 | Estonia | 271.6 Hectares | 2024 | down 14.5% | 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.
- European Union (28 countries) 62,192 Hectares
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) 50,829 Hectares
- Slovak Republic 498.68 Hectares
- Korea 31.78 Hectares