Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate was -0.0004 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa stood at -0.0004 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 88.9% on the previous year and down 100.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa peaked at 11.24 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -7.25 % change on previous year, in 1993.
Eastern Africa ranks 16th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -0.0042 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.0169 % change on previous year | +300.0% |
| 1964 | -0.0165 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1965 | -0.0013 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
| 1966 | -0.0042 % change on previous year | +233.3% |
| 1967 | -0.0042 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1968 | -0.0051 % change on previous year | +20.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0059 % change on previous year | -216.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0085 % change on previous year | +42.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4323 % change on previous year | +4999.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0084 % change on previous year | -98.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0084 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0042 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0127 % change on previous year | +200.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0127 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 % change on previous year | -93.3% |
| 1978 | -0.011 % change on previous year | -1400.0% |
| 1979 | -0.0105 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1980 | -0.0093 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4164 % change on previous year | -4586.8% |
| 1982 | -0.0147 % change on previous year | -103.5% |
| 1983 | -0.0038 % change on previous year | -74.3% |
| 1984 | -0.0084 % change on previous year | +122.2% |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0437 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | -0.0063 % change on previous year | -114.4% |
| 1988 | -0.0063 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1989 | -0.0101 % change on previous year | +60.0% |
| 1990 | -0.3454 % change on previous year | +3325.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2808 % change on previous year | -181.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3906 % change on previous year | +39.1% |
| 1993 | -7.25 % change on previous year | -1954.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3382 % change on previous year | -104.7% |
| 1995 | 0.32 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2997 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5957 % change on previous year | +98.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5251 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6139 % change on previous year | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6018 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5003 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 2002 | -0.02 % change on previous year | -104.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0757 % change on previous year | -478.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0243 % change on previous year | -67.8% |
| 2005 | -0.0769 % change on previous year | -416.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1409 % change on previous year | -283.2% |
| 2007 | -0.033 % change on previous year | -123.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0104 % change on previous year | -131.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0447 % change on previous year | +329.1% |
| 2010 | 0.02 % change on previous year | -55.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0629 % change on previous year | +215.2% |
| 2012 | 11.24 % change on previous year | +17764.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0565 % change on previous year | -99.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0569 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0565 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1175 % change on previous year | +108.2% |
| 2017 | 0.082 % change on previous year | -30.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1433 % change on previous year | +74.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0725 % change on previous year | -49.4% |
| 2020 | -0.1903 % change on previous year | -362.4% |
| 2021 | -0.1887 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 % change on previous year | -100.4% |
| 2023 | -0.0035 % change on previous year | -550.0% |
| 2024 | -0.0004 % change on previous year | -88.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +17764.0% | 0.0629 % change on previous year | 11.24 % change on previous year |
| 1971 | +4999.6% | 0.0085 % change on previous year | 0.4323 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | +4586.8% | -0.0093 % change on previous year | 0.4164 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | -3325.3% | -0.0101 % change on previous year | -0.3454 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | -1954.9% | 0.3906 % change on previous year | -7.25 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | -1400.0% | 0.0008 % change on previous year | -0.011 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0058 % change on previous year | -0.0169 % change on previous year | 0.0059 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0467 % change on previous year | -0.011 % change on previous year | 0.4323 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0401 % change on previous year | -0.0147 % change on previous year | 0.4164 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4227 % change on previous year | -7.25 % change on previous year | 0.6139 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1268 % change on previous year | -0.0769 % change on previous year | 0.6018 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 % change on previous year | 0.02 % change on previous year | 11.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0764 % change on previous year | -0.1903 % change on previous year | 0.0008 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 13 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.48 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Réunion 0.4385 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Estonia 0.3676 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 0.3483 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Bulgaria 0.3325 % change on previous year compare
- 18 French Polynesia 0.3195 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Tajikistan 0.265 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.2335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0.3488 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa was -0.0004 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.24 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.25 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate?
- Eastern Africa ranks 16th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.