Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Australia
Australia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 43.17 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Australia, 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 Australia is 43.17 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Australia peaked at 64.04 % in 1968 and was at its lowest, 40.59 %, in 2016.
Australia ranks 32nd of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 59.87 % | — |
| 1962 | 59.99 % | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 60.37 % | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 60.58 % | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 61.02 % | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 60.93 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 61.2 % | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 64.04 % | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 63.92 % | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 61.8 % | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 62.81 % | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 62.82 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 62.85 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 63.18 % | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 63.24 % | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 63.28 % | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 62.03 % | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 62.39 % | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 61.93 % | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 62.18 % | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 62.11 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 61.33 % | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 60.45 % | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 60.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 60.61 % | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 58.28 % | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 58.74 % | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 59.06 % | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 58.5 % | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 58.22 % | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 57.98 % | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 58.52 % | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 57.64 % | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 58.72 % | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 58.1 % | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 58.03 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 57.42 % | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 57.57 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 56.03 % | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 56.19 % | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 56.13 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 55.05 % | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 54.14 % | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 48.01 % | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 49.92 % | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 50.08 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 48.79 % | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 47.5 % | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 46.44 % | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 45.61 % | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 47.39 % | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 46.22 % | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 44.28 % | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 44.53 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 41.23 % | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 40.59 % | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 44.3 % | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 42.59 % | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 43.1 % | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 42.22 % | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 43.14 % | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 43.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 43.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 43.17 % | +0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 43.17 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.71 %, 4.4× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Australia's 43.17 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.45 %, 12.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.32 % | 59.87 % | 64.04 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 62.63 % | 61.8 % | 63.28 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.17 % | 58.28 % | 62.18 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.82 % | 56.03 % | 58.72 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.23 % | 46.44 % | 56.19 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.98 % | 40.59 % | 47.39 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.96 % | 42.22 % | 43.17 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 43.72 % compare
- 29 United Kingdom 43.72 % compare
- 31 Guinea 43.55 % compare
- 33 Australia and New Zealand 42.88 % compare
- 34 Paraguay 42.38 % compare
- 35 Yemen 41.67 % compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Australia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Australia was 43.17 % 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.04 % in 1968.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.59 % in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Australia ranks 32nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 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.