Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Australia
Australia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita was 0.0122 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0122 1000 ha per person for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0439 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0122 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Australia ranks 3rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0439 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0429 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0424 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0417 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0412 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0402 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0398 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.041 1000 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.04 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.038 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0373 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0366 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0361 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0354 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.035 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0346 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0336 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0334 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0328 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0325 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.032 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.031 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0302 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0298 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0295 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0279 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0277 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0274 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0267 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0262 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0258 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0257 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0251 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0253 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0248 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0245 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0239 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0238 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0229 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0227 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0224 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0217 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0211 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0185 1000 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.019 1000 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0188 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.018 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0172 1000 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0164 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0159 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0163 1000 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0156 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0147 1000 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0146 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0133 1000 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0129 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0139 1000 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0131 1000 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0131 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0127 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0129 1000 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0128 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0124 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0122 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0122 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 132.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0122 1000 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 317.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0414 1000 ha per person | 0.0398 1000 ha per person | 0.0439 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0353 1000 ha per person | 0.0328 1000 ha per person | 0.038 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0295 1000 ha per person | 0.0267 1000 ha per person | 0.0325 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0248 1000 ha per person | 0.0229 1000 ha per person | 0.0262 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0196 1000 ha per person | 0.0164 1000 ha per person | 0.0227 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0143 1000 ha per person | 0.0129 1000 ha per person | 0.0163 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0126 1000 ha per person | 0.0122 1000 ha per person | 0.0129 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 Mongolia 0.0301 1000 ha per person compare
- 2 Namibia 0.0125 1000 ha per person compare
- 4 Botswana 0.0102 1000 ha per person compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 0.0089 1000 ha per person compare
- 6 Mauritania 0.0076 1000 ha per person compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Australia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Australia was 0.0122 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0439 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0122 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.