Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 72.7 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Eastern Asia, 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 Eastern Asia is 72.7 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Eastern Asia peaked at 80.48 % in 1975 and was at its lowest, 72.7 %, in 2023.
That places Eastern Asia 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 79.85 % | — |
| 1962 | 79.87 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 79.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 79.87 % | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 79.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 79.93 % | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 80 % | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 80.07 % | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 80.15 % | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 80.2 % | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 80.25 % | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 80.32 % | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 80.37 % | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 80.28 % | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 80.48 % | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 79.94 % | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 79.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 79.96 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 79.9 % | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 79.86 % | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 79.73 % | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 78.99 % | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 78.15 % | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 77.15 % | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 76.16 % | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 75.94 % | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 75.83 % | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 75.68 % | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 75.47 % | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 75.25 % | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 75.1 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 75.19 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 75.07 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 75.01 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 74.99 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 74.98 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 75.43 % | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 75.39 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 75.45 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 75.43 % | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 75.31 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 75.21 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 74.41 % | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 74.29 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 74.17 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 74.02 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 73.82 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 73.6 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 73.39 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.36 % | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 73.34 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.3 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.29 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 73.25 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 73.22 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.2 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.18 % | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.16 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 73.07 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 73.17 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 73.14 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.7 % | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 72.7 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.95 % | 79.85 % | 80.15 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 80.16 % | 79.9 % | 80.48 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.3 % | 75.47 % | 79.86 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.19 % | 74.98 % | 75.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.36 % | 73.39 % | 75.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.25 % | 73.16 % | 73.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.96 % | 72.7 % | 73.17 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 9 Mongolia 98.95 % compare
- 10 Mauritania 98.84 % compare
- 11 Namibia 97.91 % compare
- 12 Somalia 97.44 % compare
- 13 Saudi Arabia 97.39 % compare
- 14 Turkmenistan 95.76 % compare
- 15 New Caledonia 95.74 % compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 8.81 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 8.85 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43.97 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Eastern Asia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Eastern Asia was 72.7 % 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.48 % in 1975.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7 % in 2023.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Eastern Asia ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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.