Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Australia
Australia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 91.29 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Australia stood at 91.29 %.
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 peaked at 97.25 % in 1975 and was at its lowest, 90.98 %, in 2015.
That places Australia 22nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 96.38 % | 95.8 % | 96.93 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 96.77 % | 96.21 % | 97.25 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.95 % | 95.5 % | 96.38 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.92 % | 94.87 % | 96.48 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.02 % | 92.84 % | 94.78 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.61 % | 90.98 % | 93.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.29 % | 91.29 % | 91.29 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 19 Iceland 92.61 % compare
- 20 Montenegro 92.33 % compare
- 21 Australia and New Zealand 91.36 % compare
- 23 Oman 91.27 % compare
- 24 South Sudan, Republic of 91.23 % compare
- 25 Madagascar, Republic of 91.11 % compare
More environment data for Australia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.63 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3.61 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 51,999 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 450,829 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 806,085 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 587,995 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Australia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Australia was 91.29 % 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?
- The highest recorded value was 97.25 % in 1975.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.98 % in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Australia ranks 22nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.