Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Belgium-Luxembourg
Belgium-Luxembourg: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 628 1000 ha in 1999. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Belgium-Luxembourg, 1961–1999
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Belgium-Luxembourg recorded 628 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 1999.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Belgium-Luxembourg peaked at 799 1000 ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 534 1000 ha, in 1994.
That places Belgium-Luxembourg 131st out of 237 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Belgium-Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 767 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 776 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 736 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 729 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 730 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 731 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 739 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 736 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 749 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 751 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 746 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 740 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 758 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 799 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 792 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 785 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 777 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 791 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 713 1000 ha | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 696 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 688 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 761 1000 ha | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 757 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 749 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 739 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 732 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 722 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 716 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 684 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 662 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 647 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 622 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 624 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 534 1000 ha | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 603 1000 ha | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 621 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 621 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 625 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 628 1000 ha | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 743.67 1000 ha | 729 1000 ha | 776 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 765.2 1000 ha | 713 1000 ha | 799 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 724.4 1000 ha | 684 1000 ha | 761 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 618.7 1000 ha | 534 1000 ha | 662 1000 ha | 10 |
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More environment data for Belgium-Luxembourg
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1999)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (1999)
- Standard Deviation 0.586 °C (1999)
- Permanent crops — Area 20 1000 ha (1999)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.20 million t (1999)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 171,000 t (1999)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 191.49 kg/ha (1999)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 16.05 kg/cap (1999)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 232,000 t (1999)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 45,000 t (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Belgium-Luxembourg was 628 1000 ha in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 799 1000 ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 534 1000 ha in 1994.
- How does Belgium-Luxembourg rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 131st out of 237 countries with data for 1999.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Belgium-Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium-Luxembourg 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.