Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Asia
Asia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 947,202 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area in Asia is 947,202 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Asia peaked at 1.03 million 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 682,688 1000 ha, in 1983.
Asia ranks 2nd of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 705,579 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 705,560 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 705,378 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 705,429 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 705,087 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 704,880 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 704,218 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 704,131 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 703,569 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 703,187 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 703,244 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 703,469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 703,588 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 703,494 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 703,575 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 687,798 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 687,934 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 687,450 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 685,268 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 684,551 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 683,641 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 682,985 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 682,688 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 686,022 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 691,964 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 696,812 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 702,651 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 707,524 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 712,819 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 716,781 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 715,834 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 973,577 1000 ha | +36.0% |
| 1993 | 975,557 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 981,549 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 983,884 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 990,752 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.01 million 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.02 million 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.02 million 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.03 million 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.03 million 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.03 million 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 million 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.01 million 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 988,254 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 985,922 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 982,406 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 978,790 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 975,348 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 977,680 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 973,897 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 971,642 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 969,403 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 967,585 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 964,976 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 962,814 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 960,991 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 958,793 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 955,189 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 953,547 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 954,717 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 953,593 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 946,487 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 947,202 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +36.0% | 715,834 1000 ha | 973,577 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 704,870 1000 ha | 703,569 1000 ha | 705,579 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 696,901 1000 ha | 685,268 1000 ha | 703,588 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 693,166 1000 ha | 682,688 1000 ha | 712,819 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 938,672 1000 ha | 715,834 1000 ha | 1.02 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.00 million 1000 ha | 975,348 1000 ha | 1.03 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 966,297 1000 ha | 955,189 1000 ha | 977,680 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 951,109 1000 ha | 946,487 1000 ha | 954,717 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 OECD 783,746 1000 ha compare
- 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 United States 266,806 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 44.07 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 66.09 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Asia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Asia was 947,202 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 682,688 1000 ha in 1983.
- How does Asia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Asia ranks 2nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia 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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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.