Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Oceania
Oceania: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 40.22 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Oceania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 40.22 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Oceania peaked at 59.54 % in 1968 and was at its lowest, 38 %, in 2016.
Oceania ranks 5th of 32 groups 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 Oceania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55.75 % | — |
| 1962 | 55.88 % | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 56.23 % | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 56.42 % | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 56.8 % | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 56.72 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 56.97 % | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 59.54 % | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 59.42 % | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 57.49 % | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 58.41 % | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 58.47 % | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 58.49 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 58.8 % | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 58.9 % | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 58.98 % | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 57.84 % | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 58.2 % | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 57.78 % | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 58.02 % | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 58.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 57.25 % | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 56.45 % | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 56.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 56.57 % | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 54.46 % | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 54.87 % | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 55.15 % | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 54.64 % | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 54.37 % | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 54.12 % | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 54.6 % | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 53.78 % | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 54.74 % | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 54.16 % | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 54.09 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 53.51 % | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 53.63 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 52.22 % | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 52.35 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 52.27 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 51.28 % | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 50.43 % | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 44.88 % | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 46.59 % | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 46.7 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 45.54 % | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 44.35 % | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 43.4 % | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 42.64 % | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 44.25 % | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 43.17 % | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 41.39 % | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 41.62 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 38.59 % | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 38 % | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 41.37 % | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 39.8 % | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 40.24 % | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 39.42 % | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 40.25 % | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 40.21 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 40.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40.22 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.08 % | 55.75 % | 59.54 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 58.34 % | 57.49 % | 58.98 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.19 % | 54.46 % | 58.03 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.92 % | 52.22 % | 54.74 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.78 % | 43.4 % | 52.35 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.11 % | 38 % | 44.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.06 % | 39.42 % | 40.25 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 2 Turkmenistan 80.75 % compare
- 3 Saudi Arabia 79.55 % compare
- 4 Uruguay 74.74 % compare
- 5 Lesotho 73.68 % compare
- 6 Djibouti 73.34 % compare
- 7 Faroe Islands 70.07 % compare
- 8 South Africa 69.19 % compare
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 375,588 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Oceania?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Oceania was 40.22 % 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 59.54 % in 1968.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 % in 2016.
- How does Oceania rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Oceania ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania 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.