Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 340,967 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 340,967 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
The figure is down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 504,817 1000 ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 322,231 1000 ha, in 2016.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 483,942 1000 ha | 472,691 1000 ha | 504,817 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 494,549 1000 ha | 487,435 1000 ha | 500,025 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 476,288 1000 ha | 461,570 1000 ha | 491,905 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 456,988 1000 ha | 442,476 1000 ha | 463,949 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 404,819 1000 ha | 367,695 1000 ha | 443,587 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 348,381 1000 ha | 322,231 1000 ha | 374,873 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 339,731 1000 ha | 334,333 1000 ha | 341,355 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4.06 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Australia and New Zealand was 340,967 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 Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 504,817 1000 ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 322,231 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.