Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area by country
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What the numbers show
Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 243,595 1000 ha in China, mainland; the lowest is 0.002 1000 ha in Mayotte.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,350 1000 ha, and the mean is 14,592 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in French Guiana (up 268.9%), and the largest decrease in Mayotte (down 87.5%).
Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, mainland | 243,595 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 2 | Sudan (former) | 117,227 1000 ha | 2011 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 3 | Mongolia | 104,435 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 4 | Mexico | 71,482 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 71,062 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 6 | Brazil | 47,323 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 7 | Mali | 34,639 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Algeria | 32,753 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 9 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 30,651 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Argentina | 30,301 1000 ha | 2024 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 30,000 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 29,462 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 13 | Peru | 18,019 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Canada | 13,731 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 15 | Uruguay | 11,373 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 16 | Paraguay | 10,067 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 8,982 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 18 | Syria | 8,164 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 18 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8,164 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Chile | 8,062 1000 ha | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 21 | Ukraine | 7,112 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 22 | Kenya | 4,876 1000 ha | 2019 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 23 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4,712 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 4,712 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 25 | Cuba | 2,719 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 26 | New Zealand | 2,346 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 27 | Nicaragua | 2,338 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 28 | Georgia | 1,936 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Nepal | 1,760 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 30 | France | 1,658 1000 ha | 2024 | up 175.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Guatemala | 1,534 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 32 | Portugal | 1,479 1000 ha | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 1,355 1000 ha | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 34 | Oman | 1,350 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Armenia | 1,049 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 36 | Jordan | 742 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 734 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 38 | Hungary | 733.16 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 39 | Greece | 597.12 1000 ha | 2024 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 40 | Ireland | 537 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 41 | Ecuador | 521.44 1000 ha | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 42 | Switzerland | 456.16 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 43 | Austria | 445.25 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 44 | Poland | 383.77 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 45 | Republic of Moldova | 328.9 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 45 | Moldova | 328.9 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 47 | Myanmar | 293.2 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 48 | El Salvador | 267.6 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 49 | Greenland | 242 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Norway | 154 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 51 | New Caledonia | 142.26 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 52 | Faroe Islands | 89 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 52 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 89 1000 ha | 2024 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 54 | Lithuania | 77 1000 ha | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 55 | Puerto Rico | 28.32 1000 ha | 2024 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 56 | Guadeloupe | 13.34 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 57 | Turkmenistan | 10.2 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Isle of Man | 9.6 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 59 | French Guiana | 5.85 1000 ha | 2024 | up 268.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.4 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 60 | Brunei | 3.4 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 62 | Martinique | 1.62 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 63 | Reunion | 1.14 1000 ha | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 63 | Réunion | 1.14 1000 ha | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 65 | Cyprus | 0.79 1000 ha | 2024 | — | falling |
| 66 | San Marino | 0.2214 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 67 | Mayotte | 0.002 1000 ha | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
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.