Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 77,936 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 77,936 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% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Southern Asia peaked at 96,717 1000 ha in 1966 and was at its lowest, 77,936 1000 ha, in 2024.
Southern Asia ranks 26th 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 95,722 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 95,840 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 95,862 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 96,399 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 96,598 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 96,717 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 95,974 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 95,812 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 95,333 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 95,011 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 95,280 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 94,999 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 94,766 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 94,868 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 94,943 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 94,679 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 94,621 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 94,442 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 94,225 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 94,209 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 94,080 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 94,116 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 94,023 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 94,140 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 94,605 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 94,400 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 94,474 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 94,859 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 94,660 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 94,439 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 94,588 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 94,982 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 94,779 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 94,648 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 94,765 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 95,294 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 95,109 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 95,673 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 95,123 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 95,677 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 95,494 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 95,360 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 95,285 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 95,320 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 78,213 1000 ha | -17.9% |
| 2006 | 78,206 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 78,181 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 78,105 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 78,062 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 78,058 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 78,021 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 78,016 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 77,976 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 77,991 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 77,988 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 77,987 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 78,066 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 78,064 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 78,102 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 78,468 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 78,391 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 78,052 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 77,974 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 77,936 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96,029 1000 ha | 95,333 1000 ha | 96,717 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 94,783 1000 ha | 94,225 1000 ha | 95,280 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 94,357 1000 ha | 94,023 1000 ha | 94,859 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 94,940 1000 ha | 94,439 1000 ha | 95,673 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 86,790 1000 ha | 78,062 1000 ha | 95,677 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,027 1000 ha | 77,976 1000 ha | 78,102 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 78,164 1000 ha | 77,936 1000 ha | 78,468 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 23 Namibia 38,000 1000 ha compare
- 24 Turkmenistan 37,947 1000 ha compare
- 25 Madagascar 37,293 1000 ha compare
- 26 Mozambique 35,464 1000 ha compare
- 27 Colombia 35,129 1000 ha compare
- 28 Mali 34,639 1000 ha compare
- 29 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 33,000 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.6607 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 24.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.27 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Southern Asia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Southern Asia was 77,936 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 96,717 1000 ha in 1966.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,936 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Southern Asia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Southern Asia ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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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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.