Permanent meadows and pastures — Area by country
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Countries reporting
237
Highest
783,746 1000 ha
OECD
Lowest
0.012 1000 ha
Mayotte
Median
1,066 1000 ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
15,786
What the numbers show
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area is currently reported for 237 countries. The highest value is 783,746 1000 ha in OECD; the lowest is 0.012 1000 ha in Mayotte.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,066 1000 ha, and the mean is 21,483 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in British Virgin Islands (up 70.9%), and the largest decrease in Mayotte (down 96.7%).
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 783,746 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 340,967 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 3 | Australia | 331,869 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 4 | USSR | 326,500 1000 ha | 1991 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 5 | United States | 266,806 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 6 | China | 263,216 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 7 | China, mainland | 263,215 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 183,093 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 9 | Brazil | 173,361 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 171,000 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 11 | Sudan (former) | 117,227 1000 ha | 2011 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 12 | Mongolia | 106,117 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 13 | Russia | 92,052 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 92,052 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Sudan | 91,454 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | South Africa | 83,928 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Mexico | 74,036 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | Chad | 45,000 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Ethiopia PDR | 44,800 1000 ha | 1992 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 20 | Somalia | 43,000 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Angola | 40,361 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 22 | Mauritania | 39,250 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Namibia | 38,000 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Turkmenistan | 37,947 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 25 | Madagascar | 37,293 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Mozambique | 35,464 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 27 | Colombia | 35,129 1000 ha | 2024 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 28 | Mali | 34,639 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 29 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 33,000 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 30 | Algeria | 32,807 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 31 | Argentina | 31,863 1000 ha | 2024 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 32 | Afghanistan | 30,000 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 29,477 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 34 | Niger | 28,782 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | South Sudan | 25,773 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 36 | Botswana | 25,600 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Nigeria | 25,172 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 38 | United Republic of Tanzania | 23,977 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 39 | Yemen | 22,000 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Kenya | 21,300 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 21,264 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 42 | Morocco | 21,000 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 20,000 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Zambia | 20,000 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Canada | 18,560 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 46 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 18,241 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18,200 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Peru | 18,102 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 49 | Paraguay | 16,784 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 50 | Turkey | 14,617 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Türkiye | 14,617 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 14,523 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Libya | 13,300 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 54 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13,200 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Côte d'Ivoire | 13,200 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Uruguay | 13,081 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 57 | Indonesia | 11,000 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 58 | Guinea | 10,700 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | United Kingdom | 10,577 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 59 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 10,577 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 61 | France | 10,443 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 62 | India | 10,210 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 63 | Congo | 10,000 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Spain | 9,886 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 65 | New Zealand | 9,097 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 8,986 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 67 | Chile | 8,784 1000 ha | 2024 | down 22.9% | flat |
| 68 | Burkina Faso | 8,533 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 69 | Syria | 8,164 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 69 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8,164 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 71 | Ukraine | 7,534 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 72 | Eritrea | 6,900 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Yugoslav SFR | 6,346 1000 ha | 1991 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 74 | Senegal | 5,600 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Ghana | 5,186 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 76 | Pakistan | 5,000 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Western Sahara | 5,000 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Caribbean | 4,866 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 79 | Tunisia | 4,756 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 80 | Germany | 4,714 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 81 | Uganda | 4,598 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 82 | Ireland | 4,054 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 83 | Iraq | 3,985 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 84 | Romania | 3,908 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 85 | Italy | 3,554 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 3,292 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 87 | Central African Republic | 2,990 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Cuba | 2,839 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 89 | Tajikistan | 2,837 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 90 | Ecuador | 2,764 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 91 | Poland | 2,611 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 2,406 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 93 | Belarus | 2,331 1000 ha | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 94 | Lesotho | 2,237 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 95 | Sierra Leone | 2,200 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Greece | 2,127 1000 ha | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 97 | Portugal | 2,037 1000 ha | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 98 | Cameroon | 2,000 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Georgia | 1,940 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 100 | Guatemala | 1,875 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 101 | Malawi | 1,850 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Nepal | 1,795 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,768 1000 ha | 2005 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 104 | Czechoslovakia | 1,703 1000 ha | 1992 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 105 | Djibouti | 1,700 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 106 | Iceland | 1,517 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 107 | Cambodia | 1,500 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 107 | Philippines | 1,500 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 109 | Honduras | 1,463 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 110 | Bulgaria | 1,385 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 111 | Oman | 1,350 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 112 | Gabon | 1,278 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 113 | Liberia | 1,223 1000 ha | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 114 | Austria | 1,182 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 115 | Armenia | 1,170 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 1,149 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 117 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1,134 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 118 | Panama | 1,119 1000 ha | 2024 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 119 | Switzerland | 1,066 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 1,045 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 121 | Eswatini | 1,000 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 121 | Togo | 1,000 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 123 | Czechia | 968.78 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 124 | Hungary | 794.01 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 125 | North Macedonia | 794 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 126 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 760 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 127 | Jordan | 742 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 649.76 1000 ha | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 129 | Vietnam | 642 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Viet Nam | 642 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 131 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 628 1000 ha | 1999 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 132 | Latvia | 604 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 133 | Laos | 602.9 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 133 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 602.9 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 135 | Bangladesh | 600 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Guyana | 594 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 137 | Melanesia | 590.89 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 138 | Serbia | 561.4 1000 ha | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 139 | Benin | 550 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 140 | Croatia | 536 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 141 | Thailand | 528.4 1000 ha | 2024 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 142 | Lithuania | 528 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 143 | Slovakia | 499 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 144 | Haiti | 490 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Burundi | 478.31 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 146 | Myanmar | 475.2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 147 | Belgium | 467.54 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 148 | Sweden | 454 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 149 | Albania | 449.17 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 150 | Sri Lanka | 440 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 151 | Bhutan | 413 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 152 | Lebanon | 400 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 153 | Slovenia | 380.82 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 154 | Moldova | 331.3 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 154 | Republic of Moldova | 331.3 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 156 | El Salvador | 314.7 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 157 | Japan | 310 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 158 | United Arab Emirates | 300 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Malaysia | 281 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 160 | Palestine | 278 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 160 | Palestine | 278 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 162 | Estonia | 273 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 163 | Greenland | 243.11 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 164 | Montenegro | 229.23 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 165 | Jamaica | 229 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Denmark | 222 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 167 | Guinea-Bissau | 195 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 168 | Papua New Guinea | 190 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Norway | 176 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 170 | New Caledonia | 174.33 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 171 | Fiji | 173 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Israel | 162.6 1000 ha | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 173 | Gambia | 155.89 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 174 | East Timor | 150 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Timor-Leste | 150 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Kuwait | 136 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Rwanda | 124.5 1000 ha | 2024 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 178 | Faroe Islands | 96 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 179 | Puerto Rico | 92.11 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 180 | Luxembourg | 69.75 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 181 | Republic of Korea | 56 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 182 | Belize | 50 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 182 | Qatar | 50 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 182 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 50 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 185 | Vanuatu | 42 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 186 | Cabo Verde | 25 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 187 | Guadeloupe | 24.81 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 188 | French Guiana | 22.15 1000 ha | 2024 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Andorra | 19.45 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 190 | Suriname | 16 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 191 | Isle of Man | 15.9 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 192 | Comoros | 15 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Martinique | 14.38 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 194 | Micronesia | 13.82 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 195 | Polynesia | 13.41 1000 ha | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 196 | Finland | 11.7 1000 ha | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Reunion | 11.68 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 197 | Réunion | 11.68 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 199 | Solomon Islands | 11.56 1000 ha | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 200 | Guam | 8 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 200 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 8 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 202 | Mauritius | 7 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 203 | Samoa | 6.41 1000 ha | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 204 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.2 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 205 | Channel Islands | 5.12 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 206 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.92 1000 ha | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 207 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 207 | Bahrain | 4 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 207 | Tonga | 4 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 210 | Liechtenstein | 3.44 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 211 | Brunei | 3.4 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 211 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.4 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 213 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 3 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 214 | Pacific Islands Trust Territory | 2.96 1000 ha | 1990 | down 77.2% | falling |
| 215 | British Virgin Islands | 2.7 1000 ha | 2024 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 216 | Cyprus | 2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 217 | Bahamas | 2 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 217 | Barbados | 2 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Cayman Islands | 2 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Dominica | 2 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Palau | 2 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 223 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.93 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 224 | French Polynesia | 1.57 1000 ha | 2024 | down 73.7% | falling |
| 225 | San Marino | 1.02 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 226 | Grenada | 1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 226 | Maldives | 1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 226 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 226 | Montserrat | 1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 226 | Niue | 1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 226 | Norfolk Island | 1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 226 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 233 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 234 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.82 1000 ha | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 235 | Saint Lucia | 0.37 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 236 | American Samoa | 0.03 1000 ha | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 237 | Mayotte | 0.012 1000 ha | 2024 | down 96.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3.06 million 1000 ha
- Chagai 5.12 1000 ha
- Asia 947,202 1000 ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 893,088 1000 ha
- Africa 872,349 1000 ha
- Americas 726,544 1000 ha
- Sub-Saharan Africa 704,021 1000 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 683,669 1000 ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 638,884 1000 ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 611,868 1000 ha
- Latin America and the Caribbean 440,935 1000 ha
- Eastern Asia 369,749 1000 ha
- South America 352,874 1000 ha
- Oceania 341,585 1000 ha
- Northern America 285,609 1000 ha
- United States of America 266,806 1000 ha
- Eastern Africa 257,015 1000 ha
- Central Asia 254,127 1000 ha
- Western Asia 228,708 1000 ha
- Western Africa 176,418 1000 ha
- Europe 170,878 1000 ha
- Northern Africa 168,316 1000 ha
- Southern Africa 150,765 1000 ha
- Middle Africa 119,835 1000 ha
- Eastern Europe 112,414 1000 ha
- Central America 83,194 1000 ha
- Southern Asia 77,936 1000 ha
- European Union (27) 52,471 1000 ha
- Southern Europe 21,225 1000 ha
- Western Europe 18,706 1000 ha
- Northern Europe 18,534 1000 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 16,683 1000 ha
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 6,538 1000 ha
About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.