Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Jordan
Jordan: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
117th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1983
All-time low
0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Jordan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Jordan is 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Jordan peaked at 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Jordan 117th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Jordan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre, 68% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre, 91% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 114 Hungary 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 115 Lithuania 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 116 Cambodia 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 118 Cayman Islands 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 119 Comoros 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 120 Kuwait 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.05 % 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) -3.51 % 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 Jordan?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Jordan was 0.0084 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1983.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Jordan rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Jordan ranks 117th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.