Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
188
Highest
8.14 % change on previous year
Ireland
Lowest
-73.09 % change on previous year
Pacific Islands Trust Territory
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
14,696
What the numbers show
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 8.14 % change on previous year in Ireland; the lowest is -73.09 % change on previous year in Pacific Islands Trust Territory.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.7164 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 15,314.0%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 3,075.4%).
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 8.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15,314.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Andorra | 8.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Republic of Moldova | 6.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,384.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Guadeloupe | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 814.1% | volatile |
| 5 | San Marino | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 237.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 1.79 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 850.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Serbia | 0.9714 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Uruguay | 0.6703 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Hungary | 0.6437 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5882 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Slovenia | 0.528 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Latvia | 0.4992 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 155.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0.48 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Réunion | 0.4385 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Estonia | 0.3676 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 0.3483 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 0.3325 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 127.0% | volatile |
| 18 | French Polynesia | 0.3195 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Tajikistan | 0.265 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 149.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.2639 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Sweden | 0.2208 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Germany | 0.2126 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Romania | 0.1492 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Belgium | 0.1285 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.061 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0518 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Czechia | 0.0372 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 28 | France | 0.0144 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Afghanistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Angola | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Armenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Australia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Austria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Benin | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Belize | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Brazil | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Bhutan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Central African Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Canada | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Chile | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | China | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Djibouti | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Spain | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Faroe Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Gabon | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Georgia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Greece | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Greenland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Guatemala | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Haiti | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Indonesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Iceland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Jordan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Cambodia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Kuwait | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Lebanon | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Liberia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Libya | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Liechtenstein | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Lesotho | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Morocco | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Madagascar | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Mali | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Mozambique | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Malawi | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Malaysia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | New Caledonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Niger | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Nigeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Norway | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Nepal | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Oman | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Philippines | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Papua New Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Puerto Rico | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 29 | Palestine, State of | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Senegal | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Solomon Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | El Salvador | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | South Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Suriname | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Eswatini | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Togo | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Turkmenistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Tonga | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Tunisia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Vanuatu | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Samoa | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | South Africa | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Zambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Martinique | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Mayotte | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Micronesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Sudan (former) | 0 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Melanesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Republic of Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Viet Nam | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Türkiye | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | China, mainland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Yugoslav SFR | 0 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Thailand | -0.0004 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Australia and New Zealand | -0.0065 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Luxembourg | -0.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Albania | -0.0512 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Kazakhstan | -0.0633 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 186 | OECD | -0.079 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Mexico | -0.0861 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Ethiopia PDR | -0.1115 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 189 | North Macedonia | -0.1258 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 201.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Myanmar | -0.1681 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Mongolia | -0.1891 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 192 | New Zealand | -0.2413 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 193 | USSR | -0.2444 % change on previous year | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Isle of Man | -0.2509 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Azerbaijan | -0.3313 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 196 | India | -0.3708 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 522.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Slovakia | -0.3992 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 610.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Peru | -0.4696 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,905.5% | volatile |
| 199 | Switzerland | -0.4741 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 584.4% | volatile |
| 200 | Croatia | -0.5566 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Israel | -0.8537 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 202 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.9512 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 895.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Colombia | -1.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 238.6% | volatile |
| 204 | Argentina | -1.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 205 | Rwanda | -1.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 206 | Honduras | -1.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 207 | Italy | -1.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 208 | Lithuania | -1.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,075.4% | volatile |
| 209 | Denmark | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 210 | Belarus | -2.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 211 | Portugal | -2.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 212 | Panama | -2.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 213 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -3.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,613.2% | volatile |
| 214 | Cyprus | -4.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 215 | Serbia and Montenegro | -5.76 % change on previous year | 2005 | down 1,841.1% | volatile |
| 216 | Ecuador | -6.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 217 | Montenegro | -6.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 339.8% | volatile |
| 218 | Finland | -10 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 255.0% | volatile |
| 219 | American Samoa | -11.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 220 | Poland | -13.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 398.5% | volatile |
| 221 | French Guiana | -13.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 207.3% | volatile |
| 222 | Pacific Islands Trust Territory | -73.09 % change on previous year | 1990 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Asia 0.4352 % change on previous year
- Chagai 0 % change on previous year
- Asia 0.0755 % change on previous year
- Western Europe 0.0481 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.0125 % change on previous year
- Caribbean 0.0121 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.0092 % change on previous year
- Northern America 0 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 0 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 0 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 0 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa 0 % change on previous year
- United States of America 0 % change on previous year
- Africa -0.0001 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa -0.0001 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) -0.0003 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa -0.0004 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia -0.0048 % change on previous year
- Oceania -0.0064 % change on previous year
- Central Asia -0.0138 % change on previous year
- World -0.0297 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) -0.0332 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) -0.0344 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia -0.0487 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia -0.0543 % change on previous year
- Central America -0.1347 % change on previous year
- Americas -0.1412 % change on previous year
- Latin America and the Caribbean -0.2321 % change on previous year
- South America -0.2586 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe -0.2723 % change on previous year
- Europe -0.3389 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) -0.347 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe -0.3705 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe -0.565 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.