Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Asia
Asia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 30.44 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in 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 land area in Asia is 30.44 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Asia peaked at 33.03 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.35 %, in 1983.
That places Asia 12th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.17 % | 26.12 % | 26.2 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.87 % | 25.44 % | 26.12 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.74 % | 25.35 % | 26.47 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.95 % | 26.58 % | 33 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.17 % | 31.36 % | 33.03 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.07 % | 30.71 % | 31.43 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.57 % | 30.42 % | 30.68 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 9 Mongolia 68.09 % compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 67.82 % compare
- 11 Madagascar 64.1 % compare
- 12 Ireland 58.85 % compare
- 13 Eswatini 58.14 % compare
- 14 Eritrea 57.12 % compare
- 15 Sudan (former) 49.34 % compare
More environment data for Asia
- Land area — Area 3.11 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.6 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 947,202 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 62.13 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.44 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 100,624 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 86,424 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 3.20 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 251,913 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 37.86 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Asia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Asia was 30.44 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.03 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.35 % in 1983.
- How does Asia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Asia ranks 12th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 Land area. 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.