Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate in Western Europe
Western Europe: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate was 0.0481 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate in Western Europe, 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 Western Europe is 0.0481 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 117.4% on the previous year and up 133.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate in Western Europe peaked at 4.36 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -2.62 % change on previous year, in 1970.
That places Western Europe 3rd out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.1611 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.1096 % change on previous year | -168.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7601 % change on previous year | -793.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9873 % change on previous year | +29.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6856 % change on previous year | -30.6% |
| 1967 | 0.7298 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 1968 | -0.2371 % change on previous year | -132.5% |
| 1969 | 0.119 % change on previous year | -150.2% |
| 1970 | -2.62 % change on previous year | -2298.7% |
| 1971 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -158.0% |
| 1972 | -0.5141 % change on previous year | -133.9% |
| 1973 | -0.7628 % change on previous year | +48.4% |
| 1974 | -1.21 % change on previous year | +59.1% |
| 1975 | -1.04 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 1976 | -0.9793 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1977 | -1.29 % change on previous year | +32.0% |
| 1978 | -0.6853 % change on previous year | -47.0% |
| 1979 | -0.9174 % change on previous year | +33.9% |
| 1980 | -0.6943 % change on previous year | -24.3% |
| 1981 | -0.5457 % change on previous year | -21.4% |
| 1982 | -0.5255 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1983 | -0.6481 % change on previous year | +23.3% |
| 1984 | -0.9546 % change on previous year | +47.3% |
| 1985 | -1.02 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1986 | -0.7353 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 1987 | -1.24 % change on previous year | +68.8% |
| 1988 | -0.7456 % change on previous year | -39.9% |
| 1989 | -0.2896 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 1990 | -1.31 % change on previous year | +353.0% |
| 1991 | -2.25 % change on previous year | +71.7% |
| 1992 | -1.18 % change on previous year | -47.6% |
| 1993 | -1.32 % change on previous year | +11.6% |
| 1994 | -1.21 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 1995 | -0.2615 % change on previous year | -78.3% |
| 1996 | -0.4418 % change on previous year | +68.9% |
| 1997 | -0.721 % change on previous year | +63.2% |
| 1998 | -0.5331 % change on previous year | -26.1% |
| 1999 | -1.31 % change on previous year | +146.4% |
| 2000 | -1.42 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 2001 | -0.7073 % change on previous year | -50.2% |
| 2002 | -0.7905 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 2003 | -0.8532 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 2004 | -0.8411 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2005 | -0.4307 % change on previous year | -48.8% |
| 2006 | -0.3606 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 2007 | -0.3025 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 2008 | -0.8575 % change on previous year | +183.5% |
| 2009 | -0.6245 % change on previous year | -27.2% |
| 2010 | -1.29 % change on previous year | +107.3% |
| 2011 | -0.3153 % change on previous year | -75.6% |
| 2012 | -0.4221 % change on previous year | +33.9% |
| 2013 | -0.8283 % change on previous year | +96.2% |
| 2014 | -0.1436 % change on previous year | -82.7% |
| 2015 | -0.8409 % change on previous year | +485.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3331 % change on previous year | -139.6% |
| 2017 | -0.7498 % change on previous year | -325.1% |
| 2018 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -343.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2905 % change on previous year | -84.1% |
| 2020 | 4.36 % change on previous year | +1400.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2909 % change on previous year | -93.3% |
| 2022 | -0.2155 % change on previous year | -174.1% |
| 2023 | -0.2774 % change on previous year | +28.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0481 % change on previous year | -117.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate in Western Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -2298.7% | 0.119 % change on previous year | -2.62 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +1400.6% | 0.2905 % change on previous year | 4.36 % change on previous year |
| 1964 | +793.5% | -0.1096 % change on previous year | 0.7601 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.387 % change on previous year | -0.2371 % change on previous year | 0.9873 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.8501 % change on previous year | -2.62 % change on previous year | 1.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7399 % change on previous year | -1.24 % change on previous year | -0.2896 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.05 % change on previous year | -2.25 % change on previous year | -0.2615 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7188 % change on previous year | -1.42 % change on previous year | -0.3025 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2144 % change on previous year | -1.29 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8411 % change on previous year | -0.2774 % change on previous year | 4.36 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 1 Ireland 8.14 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Andorra 8.03 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Republic of Moldova 6.53 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Guadeloupe 2.45 % change on previous year compare
- 5 San Marino 1.8 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Czechoslovakia 1.79 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth -4.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0.8449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate -0.7929 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate in Western Europe?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate in Western Europe was 0.0481 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.36 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.62 % change on previous year in 1970.
- How does Western Europe rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate?
- Western Europe ranks 3rd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.