Grazing land use over the long-term in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Grazing land use over the long-term was 10.58 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10.58 million hectares
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
48th
of 202 countries
All-time high
12.51 million hectares
in 1960
All-time low
1.66 million hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long-term in United Kingdom, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, grazing land use over the long-term in United Kingdom stood at 10.58 million hectares.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in United Kingdom peaked at 12.51 million hectares in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.66 million hectares, in 1000.
United Kingdom ranks 48th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long-term in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1.66 million hectares | — |
| 1100 | 2.41 million hectares | +44.8% |
| 1200 | 3.31 million hectares | +37.6% |
| 1300 | 4.42 million hectares | +33.4% |
| 1400 | 2.97 million hectares | -32.8% |
| 1500 | 4.06 million hectares | +36.6% |
| 1600 | 3.30 million hectares | -18.6% |
| 1700 | 4.02 million hectares | +21.6% |
| 1710 | 4.31 million hectares | +7.4% |
| 1720 | 4.61 million hectares | +6.9% |
| 1730 | 4.87 million hectares | +5.6% |
| 1740 | 5.20 million hectares | +6.9% |
| 1750 | 5.53 million hectares | +6.2% |
| 1760 | 5.66 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1770 | 5.78 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1780 | 5.88 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1790 | 5.68 million hectares | -3.5% |
| 1800 | 5.43 million hectares | -4.4% |
| 1810 | 4.75 million hectares | -12.6% |
| 1820 | 5.47 million hectares | +15.2% |
| 1830 | 5.57 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1840 | 6.60 million hectares | +18.5% |
| 1850 | 5.09 million hectares | -22.9% |
| 1860 | 4.28 million hectares | -15.9% |
| 1870 | 5.60 million hectares | +31.0% |
| 1880 | 6.43 million hectares | +14.8% |
| 1890 | 7.24 million hectares | +12.6% |
| 1900 | 8.20 million hectares | +13.1% |
| 1910 | 9.17 million hectares | +11.9% |
| 1920 | 9.79 million hectares | +6.7% |
| 1930 | 10.40 million hectares | +6.2% |
| 1940 | 10.95 million hectares | +5.3% |
| 1950 | 11.82 million hectares | +7.9% |
| 1951 | 11.84 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 11.87 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 11.91 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 11.96 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 12.02 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 12.09 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 12.16 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 12.24 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 12.33 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 12.51 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 12.51 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 12.43 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 12.35 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 12.23 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 12.14 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 12.12 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 12.14 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 12.04 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 12.12 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 11.65 million hectares | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 11.62 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 11.54 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 11.53 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 11.48 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 11.63 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 11.59 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 11.49 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 11.46 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 11.54 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 11.47 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 11.34 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 11.29 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 11.25 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 11.21 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 11.11 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 11.12 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 11.11 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 11.47 million hectares | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 11.54 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 11.52 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 11.51 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 11.45 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 11.38 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 11.44 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 11.39 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 11.34 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 11.16 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 11.21 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 11.25 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 11.04 million hectares | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 11.25 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 11.14 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 11.25 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 11.18 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 11.18 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.70 million hectares | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 11.52 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 11.63 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 11.23 million hectares | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 11.21 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 11.06 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 10.92 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 10.94 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.95 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 11.08 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 11.28 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 11.34 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 11.27 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 11.39 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 11.24 million hectares | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 11.16 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 10.79 million hectares | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 10.81 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 10.70 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 10.58 million hectares | -1.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 10.58 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 395,224 hectares, 26.8× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 10.58 million hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.16 million hectares, 9.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grazing land use over the long-term in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +44.8% | 1.66 million hectares | 2.41 million hectares |
| 1200 | +37.6% | 2.41 million hectares | 3.31 million hectares |
| 1500 | +36.6% | 2.97 million hectares | 4.06 million hectares |
| 1300 | +33.4% | 3.31 million hectares | 4.42 million hectares |
| 1400 | -32.8% | 4.42 million hectares | 2.97 million hectares |
| 1870 | +31.0% | 4.28 million hectares | 5.60 million hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.66 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 2.41 million hectares | 2.41 million hectares | 2.41 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 3.31 million hectares | 3.31 million hectares | 3.31 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 4.42 million hectares | 4.42 million hectares | 4.42 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.97 million hectares | 2.97 million hectares | 2.97 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 4.06 million hectares | 4.06 million hectares | 4.06 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 3.30 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 4.02 million hectares | 4.02 million hectares | 4.02 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 4.31 million hectares | 4.31 million hectares | 4.31 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 4.61 million hectares | 4.61 million hectares | 4.61 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 4.87 million hectares | 4.87 million hectares | 4.87 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 5.20 million hectares | 5.20 million hectares | 5.20 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 5.53 million hectares | 5.53 million hectares | 5.53 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 5.66 million hectares | 5.66 million hectares | 5.66 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 5.78 million hectares | 5.78 million hectares | 5.78 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 5.88 million hectares | 5.88 million hectares | 5.88 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 5.68 million hectares | 5.68 million hectares | 5.68 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 5.43 million hectares | 5.43 million hectares | 5.43 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 4.75 million hectares | 4.75 million hectares | 4.75 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 5.47 million hectares | 5.47 million hectares | 5.47 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 5.57 million hectares | 5.57 million hectares | 5.57 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 6.60 million hectares | 6.60 million hectares | 6.60 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 5.09 million hectares | 5.09 million hectares | 5.09 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 4.28 million hectares | 4.28 million hectares | 4.28 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 5.60 million hectares | 5.60 million hectares | 5.60 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 6.43 million hectares | 6.43 million hectares | 6.43 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 7.24 million hectares | 7.24 million hectares | 7.24 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 8.20 million hectares | 8.20 million hectares | 8.20 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 9.17 million hectares | 9.17 million hectares | 9.17 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 9.79 million hectares | 9.79 million hectares | 9.79 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 10.40 million hectares | 10.40 million hectares | 10.40 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 10.95 million hectares | 10.95 million hectares | 10.95 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 12.02 million hectares | 11.82 million hectares | 12.33 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.26 million hectares | 12.04 million hectares | 12.51 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.55 million hectares | 11.46 million hectares | 11.65 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.29 million hectares | 11.11 million hectares | 11.54 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.36 million hectares | 11.16 million hectares | 11.52 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.31 million hectares | 11.04 million hectares | 11.70 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.14 million hectares | 10.92 million hectares | 11.39 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.88 million hectares | 10.58 million hectares | 11.24 million hectares | 6 |
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.8735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term in United Kingdom?
- Grazing land use over the long-term in United Kingdom was 10.58 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 12.51 million hectares in 1960.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 million hectares in 1000.
- How does United Kingdom rank for grazing land use over the long-term?
- United Kingdom ranks 48th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.