Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Australia
Australia: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 3.32 million Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.32 million Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 180 countries
All-time high
4.92 million Square kilometres
in 1968
All-time low
3.12 million Square kilometres
in 2016
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Australia is 3.32 million Square kilometres, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Australia peaked at 4.92 million Square kilometres in 1968 and was at its lowest, 3.12 million Square kilometres, in 2016.
That places Australia 3rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Australia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.60 million Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 4.61 million Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 4.64 million Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 4.65 million Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 4.69 million Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 4.68 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 4.70 million Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 4.92 million Square kilometres | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 4.91 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 4.75 million Square kilometres | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 4.82 million Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 4.83 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4.83 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4.85 million Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 4.86 million Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 4.86 million Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 4.76 million Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 4.79 million Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 4.76 million Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 4.78 million Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 4.77 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 4.71 million Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 4.64 million Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 4.65 million Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 4.66 million Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 4.48 million Square kilometres | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 4.51 million Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 4.54 million Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 4.49 million Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 4.47 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 4.45 million Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 4.50 million Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 4.43 million Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 4.51 million Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 4.46 million Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 4.46 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 4.41 million Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 4.42 million Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 4.30 million Square kilometres | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 4.32 million Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.31 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 4.23 million Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 4.16 million Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.69 million Square kilometres | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 3.83 million Square kilometres | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.85 million Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.75 million Square kilometres | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.65 million Square kilometres | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 3.57 million Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.50 million Square kilometres | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 3.64 million Square kilometres | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 3.55 million Square kilometres | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.40 million Square kilometres | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.42 million Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.17 million Square kilometres | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 3.12 million Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.41 million Square kilometres | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 3.28 million Square kilometres | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 3.32 million Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 3.25 million Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 3.32 million Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 3.32 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.32 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 3.32 million Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,050 Square kilometres, 1088.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Australia's 3.32 million Square kilometres is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,822 Square kilometres, 1821.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.71 million Square kilometres | 4.60 million Square kilometres | 4.92 million Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.81 million Square kilometres | 4.75 million Square kilometres | 4.86 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.62 million Square kilometres | 4.48 million Square kilometres | 4.78 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.44 million Square kilometres | 4.30 million Square kilometres | 4.51 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.94 million Square kilometres | 3.57 million Square kilometres | 4.32 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.38 million Square kilometres | 3.12 million Square kilometres | 3.64 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.30 million Square kilometres | 3.25 million Square kilometres | 3.32 million Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 OECD 8.22 million Square kilometres compare
- 1 Mauritania 392,500 Square kilometres compare
- 2 China 3.93 million Square kilometres compare
- 2 Madagascar 372,950 Square kilometres compare
- 3 Ethiopia 200,000 Square kilometres compare
- 4 Lesotho 20,000 Square kilometres compare
- 4 United States 2.67 million Square kilometres compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 182,000 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Eswatini 10,000 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Türkiye 146,170 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 1.84 million Square kilometres compare
- 6 Croatia 5,390 Square kilometres compare
- 6 Brazil 1.73 million Square kilometres compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 81,640 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Australia?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Australia was 3.32 million Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.92 million Square kilometres in 1968.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.12 million Square kilometres in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata