Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.064 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1968
All-time low
0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2016
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Australia stood at 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.064 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2016.
Australia ranks 25th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0604 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0606 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0609 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0639 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0618 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0628 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0628 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0628 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0632 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0632 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0633 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.062 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0624 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0619 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0622 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0621 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0604 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0605 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0606 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0587 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.058 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0576 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0587 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.058 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0574 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0576 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0551 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0541 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.048 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0499 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0501 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0464 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0474 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0462 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0443 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0443 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre, 9.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0618 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0633 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0622 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0578 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0587 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0512 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0464 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0474 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 22 Botswana 0.0452 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Mozambique 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Guinea 0.0435 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Paraguay 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Yemen 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Armenia 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Australia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.064 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1968.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 25th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.