Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Europe
Europe: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 170,878 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Europe stood at 170,878 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Europe peaked at 409,369 1000 ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 170,878 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Europe 20th 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 | 396,405 1000 ha | 390,475 1000 ha | 403,559 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 405,012 1000 ha | 402,070 1000 ha | 406,615 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 407,774 1000 ha | 406,016 1000 ha | 409,369 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 225,558 1000 ha | 179,236 1000 ha | 409,167 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 180,326 1000 ha | 178,030 1000 ha | 181,800 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 174,724 1000 ha | 173,103 1000 ha | 177,521 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 172,362 1000 ha | 170,878 1000 ha | 173,625 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 17 Somalia 43,000 1000 ha compare
- 18 Angola 40,361 1000 ha compare
- 19 Mauritania 39,250 1000 ha compare
- 20 Namibia 38,000 1000 ha compare
- 21 Turkmenistan 37,947 1000 ha compare
- 22 Madagascar 37,293 1000 ha compare
- 23 Mozambique 35,464 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 16.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11.92 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 17.61 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.71 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 3.23 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 3.17 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 14.48 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 19 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Europe?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Europe was 170,878 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 409,369 1000 ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 170,878 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Europe rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Europe ranks 20th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.