Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
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 Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0338 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0338 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0335 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0335 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0335 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0335 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0335 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0335 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0313 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0335 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0335 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0335 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Turkmenistan 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 2 Saudi Arabia 0.0791 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 3 Uruguay 0.0742 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 4 Lesotho 0.0737 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0295 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.