Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 91.36 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand is 91.36 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 97.24 % in 1975 and was at its lowest, 91.1 %, in 2015.
That places Australia and New Zealand 21st out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 96.93 % | — |
| 1962 | 96.71 % | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 96.76 % | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 96.59 % | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 96.41 % | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 96.13 % | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 96.05 % | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 95.82 % | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 96.14 % | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 96.23 % | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 96.6 % | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 96.56 % | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 96.97 % | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 97.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 97.24 % | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 97.07 % | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 96.95 % | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 96.62 % | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 96.48 % | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 96.4 % | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 96.31 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 96.03 % | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 96.01 % | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 95.53 % | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 95.68 % | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 95.58 % | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 95.83 % | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 96.14 % | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 96.23 % | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 96.33 % | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 96.26 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 96.49 % | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 96.26 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 96.17 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 96.33 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 95.85 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 95.46 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 95.37 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 94.91 % | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 94.82 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 94.66 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 94.66 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 93.47 % | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 93.55 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.05 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 94.14 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 93.79 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 92.91 % | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 93.16 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 91.99 % | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 91.82 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 91.58 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 91.45 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 91.1 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 91.23 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.73 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.37 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 91.54 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 91.37 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 91.35 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 91.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91.36 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.39 % | 95.82 % | 96.93 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 96.77 % | 96.23 % | 97.24 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.97 % | 95.53 % | 96.4 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.94 % | 94.91 % | 96.49 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.07 % | 92.91 % | 94.82 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.7 % | 91.1 % | 93.16 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.36 % | 91.35 % | 91.37 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 18 Republic of Moldova 13.74 % compare
- 18 Yemen 93.81 % compare
- 19 Iceland 92.61 % compare
- 19 Polynesia 10.24 % compare
- 20 Montenegro 92.33 % compare
- 20 Viet Nam 5.22 % compare
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 49.5 % compare
- 21 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.92 % compare
- 22 Australia 91.29 % compare
- 23 Oman 91.27 % compare
- 24 South Sudan 91.23 % compare
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4.06 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Australia and New Zealand was 91.36 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 97.24 % in 1975.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.1 % in 2015.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 21st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.