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

Latest (2024)
0.0004 1000 ha per person
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
0.001 1000 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0004 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in World, 1961–2024

000.0010.0010.001196119922024

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

Annual values for Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in World, 1961 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Mongolia 0.0301 1000 ha per person compare
  2. 2 Namibia 0.0125 1000 ha per person compare
  3. 3 Australia 0.0122 1000 ha per person compare
  4. 4 Botswana 0.0102 1000 ha per person compare
  5. 5 Kazakhstan 0.0089 1000 ha per person compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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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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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

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Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 10,397 data points, 1961–2024
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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.