Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate was -0.0487 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate in Southern Asia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate in Southern Asia is -0.0487 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.8% on the previous year and down 348.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate in Southern Asia peaked at 0.593 % change on previous year in 1998 and was at its lowest, -17.95 % change on previous year, in 2005.
Southern Asia ranks 23rd 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.1233 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.023 % change on previous year | -81.4% |
| 1964 | 0.5602 % change on previous year | +2340.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2064 % change on previous year | -63.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1232 % change on previous year | -40.3% |
| 1967 | -0.7682 % change on previous year | -723.6% |
| 1968 | -0.1688 % change on previous year | -78.0% |
| 1969 | -0.4999 % change on previous year | +196.2% |
| 1970 | -0.3378 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2831 % change on previous year | -183.8% |
| 1972 | -0.2949 % change on previous year | -204.2% |
| 1973 | -0.2453 % change on previous year | -16.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1076 % change on previous year | -143.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0791 % change on previous year | -26.5% |
| 1976 | -0.2781 % change on previous year | -451.7% |
| 1977 | -0.0613 % change on previous year | -78.0% |
| 1978 | -0.1892 % change on previous year | +208.8% |
| 1979 | -0.2298 % change on previous year | +21.5% |
| 1980 | -0.017 % change on previous year | -92.6% |
| 1981 | -0.1369 % change on previous year | +706.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0383 % change on previous year | -127.9% |
| 1983 | -0.0988 % change on previous year | -358.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1244 % change on previous year | -225.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4939 % change on previous year | +296.9% |
| 1986 | -0.2167 % change on previous year | -143.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0784 % change on previous year | -136.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4075 % change on previous year | +419.9% |
| 1989 | -0.2098 % change on previous year | -151.5% |
| 1990 | -0.2335 % change on previous year | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1578 % change on previous year | -167.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4165 % change on previous year | +164.0% |
| 1993 | -0.2137 % change on previous year | -151.3% |
| 1994 | -0.1382 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1236 % change on previous year | -189.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5582 % change on previous year | +351.6% |
| 1997 | -0.1941 % change on previous year | -134.8% |
| 1998 | 0.593 % change on previous year | -405.5% |
| 1999 | -0.5749 % change on previous year | -196.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5824 % change on previous year | -201.3% |
| 2001 | -0.1913 % change on previous year | -132.8% |
| 2002 | -0.1403 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 2003 | -0.0786 % change on previous year | -44.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0368 % change on previous year | -146.8% |
| 2005 | -17.95 % change on previous year | -48819.9% |
| 2006 | -0.0089 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2007 | -0.0318 % change on previous year | +255.7% |
| 2008 | -0.0972 % change on previous year | +205.3% |
| 2009 | -0.0551 % change on previous year | -43.4% |
| 2010 | -0.005 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 2011 | -0.0474 % change on previous year | +848.8% |
| 2012 | -0.0068 % change on previous year | -85.7% |
| 2013 | -0.0513 % change on previous year | +654.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0196 % change on previous year | -138.3% |
| 2015 | -0.0038 % change on previous year | -119.6% |
| 2016 | -0.0013 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1013 % change on previous year | -8000.2% |
| 2018 | -0.0026 % change on previous year | -102.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0487 % change on previous year | -2000.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4686 % change on previous year | +862.7% |
| 2021 | -0.0985 % change on previous year | -121.0% |
| 2022 | -0.433 % change on previous year | +339.5% |
| 2023 | -0.099 % change on previous year | -77.1% |
| 2024 | -0.0487 % change on previous year | -50.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate in Southern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -48819.9% | 0.0368 % change on previous year | -17.95 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +8000.2% | -0.0013 % change on previous year | 0.1013 % change on previous year |
| 1964 | +2340.4% | 0.023 % change on previous year | 0.5602 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +2000.1% | -0.0026 % change on previous year | 0.0487 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0501 % change on previous year | -0.7682 % change on previous year | 0.5602 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.1166 % change on previous year | -0.3378 % change on previous year | 0.2831 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0463 % change on previous year | -0.2167 % change on previous year | 0.4939 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0495 % change on previous year | -0.5749 % change on previous year | 0.593 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.79 % change on previous year | -17.95 % change on previous year | 0.5824 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 % change on previous year | -0.0513 % change on previous year | 0.1013 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0421 % change on previous year | -0.433 % change on previous year | 0.4686 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 20 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.2639 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Sweden 0.2208 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Germany 0.2126 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Romania 0.1492 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Belgium 0.1285 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Northern Mariana Islands 0.061 % change on previous year compare
- 26 United States Virgin Islands 0.0518 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate in Southern Asia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate in Southern Asia was -0.0487 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.593 % change on previous year in 1998.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.95 % change on previous year in 2005.
- How does Southern Asia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate?
- Southern Asia ranks 23rd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 348.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.