Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 611,868 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 611,868 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 612,597 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 585,428 1000 ha, in 1970.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 9th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 585,812 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 585,794 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 585,684 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 585,582 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 585,550 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 585,514 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 585,501 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 585,455 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 585,430 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 585,428 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 586,218 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 586,223 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 586,231 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 586,238 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 586,240 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 586,241 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 586,213 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 586,157 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 586,104 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 586,555 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 587,513 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 587,456 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 587,917 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 587,869 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 589,860 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 593,497 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 595,452 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 598,707 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 600,701 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 600,228 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 600,815 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 602,744 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 586,469 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 588,864 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 590,425 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 591,961 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 594,182 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 596,305 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 598,931 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 601,529 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 604,018 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 604,751 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 605,698 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 605,619 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 609,852 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 611,004 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 611,025 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 610,990 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 610,869 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 610,928 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 610,996 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 611,134 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 611,307 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 611,478 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 611,662 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 611,758 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 612,098 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 612,437 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 612,597 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 612,361 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 611,964 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 611,695 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 611,870 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 611,868 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 585,591 1000 ha | 585,430 1000 ha | 585,812 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 586,129 1000 ha | 585,428 1000 ha | 586,241 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 591,553 1000 ha | 586,555 1000 ha | 600,701 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 595,092 1000 ha | 586,469 1000 ha | 602,744 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 607,536 1000 ha | 601,529 1000 ha | 611,025 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 611,640 1000 ha | 610,928 1000 ha | 612,597 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 611,952 1000 ha | 611,695 1000 ha | 612,361 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 6 China 263,216 1000 ha compare
- 7 China, mainland 263,215 1000 ha compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 183,093 1000 ha compare
- 9 Brazil 173,361 1000 ha compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 171,000 1000 ha compare
- 11 Sudan (former) 117,227 1000 ha compare
- 12 Mongolia 106,117 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 611,868 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 612,597 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 585,428 1000 ha in 1970.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.