Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in India
India: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
148th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1966
All-time low
0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places India 148th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 India, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 145 United Arab Emirates 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 146 Mauritius 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 147 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 149 Vanuatu 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 150 Maldives 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 151 Grenada 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.78 % 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) 3.01 % 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 India?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in India was 0.0034 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1966.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does India rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 148th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.