Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Jordan
Jordan: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 7,420 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
7,420 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
102nd
of 180 countries
All-time high
7,910 Square kilometres
in 1983
All-time low
7,420 Square kilometres
in 2001
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Jordan, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Jordan stood at 7,420 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Jordan peaked at 7,910 Square kilometres in 1983 and was at its lowest, 7,420 Square kilometres, in 2001.
Jordan ranks 102nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,900 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7,910 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 7,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7,420 Square kilometres | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 7,420 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,666 Square kilometres, 42% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 7,420 Square kilometres is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39,850 Square kilometres, 19% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,900 Square kilometres | 7,900 Square kilometres | 7,900 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,900 Square kilometres | 7,900 Square kilometres | 7,900 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,907 Square kilometres | 7,900 Square kilometres | 7,910 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,910 Square kilometres | 7,910 Square kilometres | 7,910 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,469 Square kilometres | 7,420 Square kilometres | 7,910 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,420 Square kilometres | 7,420 Square kilometres | 7,420 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,420 Square kilometres | 7,420 Square kilometres | 7,420 Square kilometres | 4 |
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- 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6,560 Square kilometres compare
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More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.32 % 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 -0.0264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Jordan?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Jordan was 7,420 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 7,910 Square kilometres in 1983.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,420 Square kilometres in 2001.
- How does Jordan rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Jordan ranks 102nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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