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

Latest (2024)
40.22 %
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
6th
of 36 groups
All-time high
59.54 %
in 1968
All-time low
38 %
in 2016
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Oceania, 1961–2024

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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 6th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  5. 7 Faroe Islands 70.07 % compare
  6. 8 Somalia 68.54 % compare
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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 6th out of 36 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

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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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.