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 27th of 36 groups on this measure, 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 | 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
- 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
- 28 Argentina 31,863 1000 ha compare
- 29 Afghanistan 30,000 1000 ha compare
- 30 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 29,477 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 13.15 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 28.69 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 72,026 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 2.88 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 3.14 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 4.15 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 4.25 g/Int$ (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 2.39 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 120.31 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.73 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 27th out of 36 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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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.