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
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.
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
- 2 China (People’s Republic of) 3.93 million Square kilometres compare
- 4 United States 2.67 million Square kilometres compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 1.84 million Square kilometres compare
- 6 Brazil 1.73 million 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.91 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.11 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -4.99 % 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