Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in World
World: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in World, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in World is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in World peaked at 0.001 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in World?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in World was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does World rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita?
- World ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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)
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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.