Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate in OECD
OECD: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate was -0.079 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate in OECD, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate in OECD stood at -0.079 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.7% on the previous year and down 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate in OECD peaked at 3.71 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -5.23 % change on previous year, in 2004.
That places OECD 186th out of 222 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 OECD, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.1261 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.2355 % change on previous year | -286.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1117 % change on previous year | -147.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1744 % change on previous year | +56.1% |
| 1966 | -0.2217 % change on previous year | -227.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0516 % change on previous year | -123.3% |
| 1968 | 2.12 % change on previous year | +4000.2% |
| 1969 | -0.3023 % change on previous year | -114.3% |
| 1970 | -1.95 % change on previous year | +544.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5691 % change on previous year | -129.2% |
| 1972 | -0.1488 % change on previous year | -126.1% |
| 1973 | -0.1719 % change on previous year | +15.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0702 % change on previous year | -140.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0665 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.053 % change on previous year | -20.4% |
| 1977 | -1.13 % change on previous year | -2240.5% |
| 1978 | -0.215 % change on previous year | -81.0% |
| 1979 | -0.4754 % change on previous year | +121.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1041 % change on previous year | -121.9% |
| 1981 | -0.1177 % change on previous year | -213.0% |
| 1982 | -0.3285 % change on previous year | +179.2% |
| 1983 | -0.6234 % change on previous year | +89.8% |
| 1984 | -0.0413 % change on previous year | -93.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0878 % change on previous year | -312.6% |
| 1986 | -1.97 % change on previous year | -2349.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1717 % change on previous year | -108.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3063 % change on previous year | +78.4% |
| 1989 | -0.3946 % change on previous year | -228.8% |
| 1990 | -0.2832 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 1991 | -0.3085 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5943 % change on previous year | -292.7% |
| 1993 | -0.7371 % change on previous year | -224.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8157 % change on previous year | -210.7% |
| 1995 | -0.666 % change on previous year | -181.6% |
| 1996 | -0.2178 % change on previous year | -67.3% |
| 1997 | -0.661 % change on previous year | +203.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2704 % change on previous year | -140.9% |
| 1999 | -1.25 % change on previous year | -563.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1818 % change on previous year | -114.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0343 % change on previous year | -81.2% |
| 2002 | -0.8489 % change on previous year | -2578.1% |
| 2003 | -0.6096 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 2004 | -5.23 % change on previous year | +757.9% |
| 2005 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -140.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2719 % change on previous year | -87.1% |
| 2007 | -0.9812 % change on previous year | -460.8% |
| 2008 | -1.22 % change on previous year | +23.9% |
| 2009 | -0.7969 % change on previous year | -34.4% |
| 2010 | -0.6216 % change on previous year | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -408.9% |
| 2012 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -153.1% |
| 2013 | -1.94 % change on previous year | +90.6% |
| 2014 | -0.0427 % change on previous year | -97.8% |
| 2015 | -3.26 % change on previous year | +7537.9% |
| 2016 | -0.6351 % change on previous year | -80.5% |
| 2017 | 3.71 % change on previous year | -683.8% |
| 2018 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -147.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5209 % change on previous year | -129.5% |
| 2020 | -0.8907 % change on previous year | -271.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7973 % change on previous year | -189.5% |
| 2022 | -0.0491 % change on previous year | -106.2% |
| 2023 | -0.1049 % change on previous year | +113.6% |
| 2024 | -0.079 % change on previous year | -24.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate in OECD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -7537.9% | -0.0427 % change on previous year | -3.26 % change on previous year |
| 1968 | +4000.2% | 0.0516 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | -2578.1% | 0.0343 % change on previous year | -0.8489 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | -2349.8% | 0.0878 % change on previous year | -1.97 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | -2240.5% | 0.053 % change on previous year | -1.13 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2275 % change on previous year | -0.3023 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.3336 % change on previous year | -1.95 % change on previous year | 0.5691 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2811 % change on previous year | -1.97 % change on previous year | 0.3063 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2446 % change on previous year | -1.25 % change on previous year | 0.8157 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7081 % change on previous year | -5.23 % change on previous year | 2.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3137 % change on previous year | -3.26 % change on previous year | 3.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0653 % change on previous year | -0.8907 % change on previous year | 0.7973 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 183 Luxembourg -0.01 % change on previous year compare
- 184 Albania -0.0512 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Kazakhstan -0.0633 % change on previous year compare
- 187 Mexico -0.0861 % change on previous year compare
- 188 Ethiopia PDR -0.1115 % change on previous year compare
- 189 North Macedonia -0.1258 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for OECD
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.312 °C (2025)
- Permanent crops — Area 24,537 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.11 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 30.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 357,807 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.21 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate in OECD?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate in OECD was -0.079 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 3.71 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.23 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does OECD rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate?
- OECD ranks 186th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.