Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Belarus
Belarus: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Belarus, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Belarus stood at 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Belarus peaked at 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Belarus ranks 103rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Belarus, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre, 95% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre, 72% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 100 Ecuador 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 101 Chile 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 102 Argentina 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 104 Bhutan 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 105 Slovakia 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 106 Puerto Rico 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.112 % 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) 0 % 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 Belarus?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Belarus was 0.0117 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belarus rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Belarus ranks 103rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.