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 122nd out of 220 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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Belgium-Luxembourg
- 119 Jordan 742 1000 ha compare
- 120 Bosnia and Herzegovina 649.76 1000 ha compare
- 121 Viet Nam 642 1000 ha compare
- 123 Latvia 604 1000 ha compare
- 124 Lao People's Democratic Republic 602.9 1000 ha compare
- 125 Bangladesh 600 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Belgium-Luxembourg
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 57.4 % (1999)
- Agricultural land — Area 1,521 1000 ha (1999)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 46.34 % (1999)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 5,977 USD_PPP/ha (1999)
- Cropland — Area 893 1000 ha (1999)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 58.71 % (1999)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 27.21 % (1999)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.08 ha/cap (1999)
- Arable land — Area 873 1000 ha (1999)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 171,000 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 122nd out of 220 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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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.