Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 24.63 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Southern 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 Southern Asia is 24.63 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Southern Asia peaked at 29.65 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 24.57 %, in 2006.
Southern Asia ranks 30th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.65 % | — |
| 1962 | 29.53 % | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 29.52 % | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 29.58 % | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 29.49 % | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 29.47 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 29.2 % | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 29.12 % | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 29.14 % | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 28.99 % | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 29.08 % | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 28.89 % | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 28.6 % | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 28.68 % | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 28.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 28.67 % | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 28.66 % | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 28.55 % | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 28.41 % | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 28.52 % | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 28.5 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 28.26 % | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 28.41 % | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 28.23 % | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 28.34 % | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 28.39 % | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 28.26 % | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 28.42 % | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 28.3 % | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 28.32 % | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 28.22 % | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 28.35 % | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 28.24 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 28.22 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 28.25 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 28.41 % | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 28.33 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 28.4 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 28.32 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 28.57 % | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 28.45 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 28.4 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 28.38 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 28.43 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 24.58 % | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 24.57 % | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 24.59 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 24.7 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 24.67 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 24.72 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 24.66 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 24.66 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.65 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.66 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.63 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 24.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.6 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 24.65 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 24.76 % | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 24.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.67 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 24.64 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 24.63 % | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.41 % | 29.12 % | 29.65 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.72 % | 28.41 % | 29.08 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.36 % | 28.23 % | 28.52 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.31 % | 28.22 % | 28.41 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.53 % | 24.57 % | 28.57 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.65 % | 24.6 % | 24.72 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.69 % | 24.63 % | 24.77 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Southern Asia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Southern Asia was 24.63 % 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.65 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.57 % in 2006.
- How does Southern Asia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Southern Asia ranks 30th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land 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 — 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.