Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 109,233 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in United Kingdom, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 109,233 Square kilometres for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in United Kingdom peaked at 125,050 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 109,233 Square kilometres, in 2023.
United Kingdom ranks 44th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 122,302 Square kilometres | 120,440 Square kilometres | 125,050 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 115,538 Square kilometres | 114,640 Square kilometres | 116,500 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 112,911 Square kilometres | 111,070 Square kilometres | 115,360 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 113,647 Square kilometres | 111,600 Square kilometres | 115,170 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 113,119 Square kilometres | 110,360 Square kilometres | 116,990 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 111,430 Square kilometres | 109,240 Square kilometres | 113,898 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 111,621 Square kilometres | 109,233 Square kilometres | 113,302 Square kilometres | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.35 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.22 Percentage change (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 5,420 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 28.37 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 981,329 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 755,323 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 226,006 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 2.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in United Kingdom?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in United Kingdom was 109,233 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 125,050 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,233 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- United Kingdom ranks 44th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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