Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 369,749 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 369,749 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Eastern Asia peaked at 460,307 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 369,749 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Eastern Asia 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 460,029 1000 ha | 459,850 1000 ha | 460,307 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 453,577 1000 ha | 442,742 1000 ha | 459,996 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 438,867 1000 ha | 436,389 1000 ha | 441,902 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 430,873 1000 ha | 424,462 1000 ha | 435,819 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 417,409 1000 ha | 403,752 1000 ha | 433,771 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 389,001 1000 ha | 376,995 1000 ha | 401,096 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 373,263 1000 ha | 369,749 1000 ha | 376,162 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 8 Brazil 173,361 1000 ha compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 171,000 1000 ha compare
- 10 Sudan (former) 117,227 1000 ha compare
- 11 Mongolia 106,117 1000 ha compare
- 12 Russian Federation 92,052 1000 ha compare
- 13 Sudan 91,454 1000 ha compare
- 14 Mexico 74,036 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 8.81 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 8.85 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43.97 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,108 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 138,841 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 12 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 9.44 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 5.7 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Eastern Asia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Eastern Asia was 369,749 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 460,307 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 369,749 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern 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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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.