Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 112,414 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Eastern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Eastern Europe recorded 112,414 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Eastern Europe peaked at 340,918 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 111,643 1000 ha, in 1995.
That places Eastern Europe 24th 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 | 320,861 1000 ha | 314,726 1000 ha | 327,912 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 331,975 1000 ha | 327,807 1000 ha | 334,705 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 338,154 1000 ha | 335,261 1000 ha | 340,613 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 158,445 1000 ha | 111,643 1000 ha | 340,918 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 115,888 1000 ha | 115,293 1000 ha | 116,301 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,518 1000 ha | 113,750 1000 ha | 115,245 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 112,920 1000 ha | 112,414 1000 ha | 113,456 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 21 Turkmenistan 37,947 1000 ha compare
- 22 Madagascar 37,293 1000 ha compare
- 23 Mozambique 35,464 1000 ha compare
- 24 Colombia 35,129 1000 ha compare
- 25 Mali 34,639 1000 ha compare
- 26 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 33,000 1000 ha compare
- 27 Algeria 32,807 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Eastern Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 1.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 32.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 22.51 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 28.04 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 1.01 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 6.05 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 7.53 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 6.42 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 8.74 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Eastern Europe?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Eastern Europe was 112,414 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 340,918 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,643 1000 ha in 1995.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Eastern Europe ranks 24th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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.