Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 21,225 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Southern 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 Southern Europe stood at 21,225 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Southern Europe peaked at 30,971 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 21,225 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Southern Europe 29th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30,416 1000 ha | 30,082 1000 ha | 30,971 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 29,314 1000 ha | 28,852 1000 ha | 30,010 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,274 1000 ha | 27,933 1000 ha | 28,797 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,229 1000 ha | 26,554 1000 ha | 28,046 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,742 1000 ha | 24,642 1000 ha | 26,584 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,800 1000 ha | 21,654 1000 ha | 24,564 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,601 1000 ha | 21,225 1000 ha | 21,899 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 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
- 31 Niger 28,782 1000 ha compare
- 32 South Sudan 25,773 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 655,768 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 60.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 14.41 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 17.49 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 786,776 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.34 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 876,075 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.26 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 18.21 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Southern Europe?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Southern Europe was 21,225 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 30,971 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,225 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Southern Europe rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Southern Europe ranks 29th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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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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.