Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in OECD Europe
OECD Europe: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 755,136 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in OECD Europe, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
OECD Europe recorded 755,136 Square kilometres for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in OECD Europe peaked at 826,406 Square kilometres in 2001 and was at its lowest, 753,719 Square kilometres, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in OECD Europe, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 815,692 Square kilometres | — |
| 2001 | 826,406 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 818,983 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 811,079 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 805,453 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 808,306 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 806,182 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 800,812 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 803,364 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 793,687 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 786,504 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 779,779 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 765,053 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 768,371 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 753,719 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 754,729 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 754,090 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 754,561 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 754,008 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 760,914 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 762,361 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 758,976 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 759,440 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 755,136 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 808,996 Square kilometres | 793,687 Square kilometres | 826,406 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 763,173 Square kilometres | 753,719 Square kilometres | 786,504 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 758,978 Square kilometres | 755,136 Square kilometres | 762,361 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD Europe
- 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
- 3 Australia 3.32 million 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 OECD Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3148 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.54 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Total area, annual growth rate 0.0196 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland, annual growth rate -0.0855 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area, annual growth rate 0.0043 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate -0.5667 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas, annual growth rate 0.1815 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 1.21 million Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in OECD Europe?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in OECD Europe was 755,136 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 826,406 Square kilometres in 2001.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in OECD Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 753,719 Square kilometres in 2014.
- How does OECD Europe rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- OECD Europe ranks 3rd out of 15 regions with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in OECD Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD Europe 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