Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Americas
Americas: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 726,544 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Americas stood at 726,544 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Americas peaked at 789,539 1000 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 723,043 1000 ha, in 2022.
Americas ranks 5th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 757,031 1000 ha | 755,277 1000 ha | 758,168 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 768,015 1000 ha | 759,280 1000 ha | 775,215 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 785,198 1000 ha | 776,396 1000 ha | 789,299 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 786,585 1000 ha | 783,900 1000 ha | 789,539 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 781,709 1000 ha | 780,168 1000 ha | 782,925 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 779,718 1000 ha | 759,615 1000 ha | 786,496 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 729,472 1000 ha | 723,043 1000 ha | 743,834 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 340,967 1000 ha compare
- 3 Australia 331,869 1000 ha compare
- 4 USSR 326,500 1000 ha compare
- 5 China 263,216 1000 ha compare
- 6 China, mainland 263,215 1000 ha compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 183,093 1000 ha compare
- 8 Brazil 173,361 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Americas
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 41.48 kg/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.36 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 347,983 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 16.06 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 14.92 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 19.01 million t (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 29,878 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 31.51 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.81 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 15.65 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Americas?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Americas was 726,544 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 789,539 1000 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 723,043 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Americas rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Americas ranks 5th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.