Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 257,015 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 257,015 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Eastern Africa peaked at 258,000 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 221,460 1000 ha, in 1993.
That places Eastern Africa 16th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 235,967 1000 ha | 235,920 1000 ha | 236,044 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 236,928 1000 ha | 235,954 1000 ha | 237,086 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 237,887 1000 ha | 237,013 1000 ha | 238,040 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 228,244 1000 ha | 221,460 1000 ha | 238,759 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 230,040 1000 ha | 228,858 1000 ha | 230,385 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 251,835 1000 ha | 230,431 1000 ha | 258,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 257,118 1000 ha | 257,015 1000 ha | 257,509 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.47 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 2.85 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 13.08 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 1.6 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 66,446 t (2024)
- Country area — Area 705,273 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.60 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 12.06 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 1.42 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Eastern Africa?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Eastern Africa was 257,015 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 258,000 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 221,460 1000 ha in 1993.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 16th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.