Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 6,538 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area in Small island developing States (SIDS) is 6,538 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 7,033 1000 ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 6,095 1000 ha, in 2000.
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 32nd of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,136 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,334 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 6,474 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 7,025 1000 ha | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 6,968 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 7,015 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 6,951 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 6,820 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 6,698 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 6,694 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 6,697 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6,877 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 6,980 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 6,920 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 6,969 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 6,960 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 6,949 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 6,818 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 6,693 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 6,737 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 6,674 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 6,720 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 6,725 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 6,644 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 6,675 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 6,827 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 7,021 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 7,033 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 6,988 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 6,915 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 6,885 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 6,707 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 6,520 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 6,429 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 6,433 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 6,527 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 6,392 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 6,346 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 6,263 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 6,095 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 6,174 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 6,200 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 6,232 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 6,157 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 6,291 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 6,308 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 6,381 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 6,392 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 6,400 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 6,378 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6,572 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 6,497 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 6,503 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 6,470 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 6,492 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 6,475 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 6,474 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 6,542 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6,544 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,539 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 6,538 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,538 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 6,538 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,714 1000 ha | 6,136 1000 ha | 7,025 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,856 1000 ha | 6,693 1000 ha | 6,980 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,804 1000 ha | 6,644 1000 ha | 7,033 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,542 1000 ha | 6,263 1000 ha | 6,915 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,263 1000 ha | 6,095 1000 ha | 6,400 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,479 1000 ha | 6,378 1000 ha | 6,572 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,539 1000 ha | 6,538 1000 ha | 6,544 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 29 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 33,000 1000 ha compare
- 30 Algeria 32,807 1000 ha compare
- 31 Argentina 31,863 1000 ha compare
- 32 Afghanistan 30,000 1000 ha compare
- 33 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 29,477 1000 ha compare
- 34 Niger 28,782 1000 ha compare
- 35 South Sudan 25,773 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.86 g/Int$ (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 60.27 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 6,538 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 7,033 1000 ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,095 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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.