Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 12.19 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 12.19 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Southern Asia peaked at 15.09 % in 1966 and was at its lowest, 12.18 %, in 2013.
Southern Asia ranks 26th 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 Land area in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.94 % | — |
| 1962 | 14.96 % | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 14.96 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 15.04 % | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 15.07 % | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 15.09 % | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 14.98 % | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 14.95 % | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 14.88 % | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 14.83 % | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 14.87 % | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 14.83 % | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 14.79 % | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 14.8 % | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 14.82 % | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 14.78 % | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 14.77 % | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 14.74 % | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 14.7 % | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 14.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 14.68 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 14.69 % | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 14.67 % | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 14.69 % | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 14.76 % | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 14.73 % | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 14.74 % | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 14.8 % | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 14.77 % | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 14.74 % | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 14.76 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 14.82 % | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 14.79 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 14.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.8 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 14.89 % | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 14.86 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 14.95 % | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 14.86 % | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 14.95 % | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 14.92 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 14.9 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 14.89 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 14.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.22 % | -17.9% |
| 2006 | 12.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.2 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 12.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.19 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 12.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.18 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 12.19 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.21 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.22 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.27 % | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 12.26 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 12.21 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 12.2 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 12.19 % | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.99 % | 14.88 % | 15.09 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.79 % | 14.7 % | 14.87 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.72 % | 14.67 % | 14.8 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.83 % | 14.74 % | 14.95 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.56 % | 12.2 % | 14.95 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2 % | 12.18 % | 12.22 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.23 % | 12.19 % | 12.27 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 23 Afghanistan 46 % compare
- 24 Botswana 45.17 % compare
- 25 Mozambique 45.1 % compare
- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 43.72 % compare
- 27 Guinea 43.55 % compare
- 28 Australia 43.17 % compare
- 29 Australia and New Zealand 42.88 % compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 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 land area in Southern Asia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Southern Asia was 12.19 % 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.09 % in 1966.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.18 % in 2013.
- How does Southern Asia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Southern Asia ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 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.