Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in OECD Asia Oceania
OECD Asia Oceania: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 3.42 million Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in OECD Asia Oceania, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in OECD Asia Oceania stood at 3.42 million Square kilometres.
That represents a change of down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in OECD Asia Oceania peaked at 4.44 million Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.23 million Square kilometres, in 2016.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.05 million Square kilometres | 3.68 million Square kilometres | 4.44 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.49 million Square kilometres | 3.23 million Square kilometres | 3.75 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.40 million Square kilometres | 3.35 million Square kilometres | 3.42 million Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD Asia Oceania
- 1 OECD 8.22 million Square kilometres compare
- 2 China 3.93 million Square kilometres compare
- 3 Australia 3.32 million Square kilometres compare
- 4 United States 2.67 million Square kilometres compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 1.84 million Square kilometres compare
More environment data for OECD Asia Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.76 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Total area 8.51 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 381,484 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 8.44 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 2.89 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Forest 1.75 million Square kilometres (2023)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.23 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in OECD Asia Oceania?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in OECD Asia Oceania was 3.42 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 OECD Asia Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.44 million Square kilometres in 2000.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in OECD Asia Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.23 million Square kilometres in 2016.
- How does OECD Asia Oceania rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- OECD Asia Oceania ranks 2nd out of 12 regions with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in OECD Asia Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD Asia Oceania 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