Perm. meadows & pastures area under organic agric. — Area by country
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What the numbers show
Perm. meadows & pastures area under organic agric. — Area is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 52,486 1000 ha in Australia; the lowest is 0 1000 ha in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 48 1000 ha, and the mean is 1,220 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 11,061.5%), and the largest decrease in Dominican Republic (down 96.6%).
Perm. meadows & pastures area under organic agric. — Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 52,486 1000 ha | 2024 | up 99.3% | rising |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3,250 1000 ha | 2024 | up 148.6% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 1,652 1000 ha | 2024 | up 101.4% | rising |
| 4 | France | 1,092 1000 ha | 2024 | up 165.6% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 932.8 1000 ha | 2024 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 789.01 1000 ha | 2024 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 7 | Czechia | 476.87 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 8 | Portugal | 427.02 1000 ha | 2024 | up 182.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Austria | 387.5 1000 ha | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 382.95 1000 ha | 2024 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 359.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 275.2% | volatile |
| 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 310.5 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 13 | Chile | 301.36 1000 ha | 2024 | up 11,061.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Ireland | 211.83 1000 ha | 2024 | up 342.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Slovakia | 177.94 1000 ha | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 169.94 1000 ha | 2024 | up 167.2% | rising |
| 17 | Sweden | 138 1000 ha | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 18 | Latvia | 136.6 1000 ha | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 19 | Switzerland | 135.58 1000 ha | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 127.59 1000 ha | 2024 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 21 | Lithuania | 107.6 1000 ha | 2024 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 94.11 1000 ha | 2024 | up 507.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Estonia | 93 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 71.5 1000 ha | 2024 | up 336.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Belgium | 61.04 1000 ha | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 55.74 1000 ha | 2024 | up 98.4% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 48 1000 ha | 2024 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 44.26 1000 ha | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 29 | Mexico | 34.78 1000 ha | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 31.94 1000 ha | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Azerbaijan | 18.2 1000 ha | 2014 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 32 | Serbia | 14.96 1000 ha | 2024 | up 865.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Tunisia | 11.8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 34 | Norway | 7.2 1000 ha | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 5.49 1000 ha | 2024 | up 130.8% | rising |
| 36 | Paraguay | 5.04 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1,580.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Montenegro | 3.56 1000 ha | 2024 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 38 | French Guiana | 2.58 1000 ha | 2024 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 39 | Iceland | 2.46 1000 ha | 2024 | — | falling |
| 40 | Liechtenstein | 1.28 1000 ha | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 41 | Finland | 1.2 1000 ha | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 0.711 1000 ha | 2024 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Viet Nam | 0.47 1000 ha | 2024 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Colombia | 0.35 1000 ha | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 45 | Lebanon | 0.31 1000 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 46 | Cyprus | 0.3 1000 ha | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 0.2 1000 ha | 2018 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Guadeloupe | 0.1151 1000 ha | 2024 | up 965.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Martinique | 0.1086 1000 ha | 2024 | up 368.1% | rising |
| 50 | Georgia | 0.05 1000 ha | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Mayotte | 0.01 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Republic of Moldova | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Malta | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Réunion 0.391 1000 ha
About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.