Temporary meadows and pastures — Area by country
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Countries reporting
189
Highest
38,828 1000 ha
Russia
Lowest
0 1000 ha
Turkey
Median
60.19 1000 ha
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
6,156
What the numbers show
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 38,828 1000 ha in Russia; the lowest is 0 1000 ha in Turkey.
The median across all reporting countries is 60.19 1000 ha, and the mean is 947.1 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 109 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 1,198.1%), and the largest decrease in New Caledonia (down 100.0%).
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 38,828 1000 ha | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 2 | OECD | 29,766 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 3 | China | 11,948 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 4 | China, mainland | 11,870 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 5 | India | 7,966 1000 ha | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 6 | Argentina | 5,343 1000 ha | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 7 | United States | 5,247 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Canada | 5,136 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 9 | Brazil | 4,782 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 10 | Nigeria | 4,069 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 11 | Thailand | 3,228 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 2,974 1000 ha | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 2,973 1000 ha | 2024 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 2,914 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 2,560 1000 ha | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 16 | France | 2,532 1000 ha | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 17 | Niger | 1,939 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,807 1000 ha | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 1,755 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 1,558 1000 ha | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 1,388 1000 ha | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 1,275 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 1,263 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 24 | Belarus | 1,200 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 25 | Sweden | 1,052 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 26 | Japan | 976 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 27 | Mozambique | 973.7 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 28 | Uganda | 957.68 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 29 | United Republic of Tanzania | 880.62 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 864.25 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 31 | Finland | 791 1000 ha | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 32 | Serbia and Montenegro | 776.6 1000 ha | 2005 | — | falling |
| 33 | Cameroon | 678.48 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 34 | Ukraine | 677 1000 ha | 2024 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 35 | Chad | 579.99 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 36 | Uruguay | 555.7 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 544.98 1000 ha | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 38 | Egypt | 524.17 1000 ha | 2024 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 39 | Ghana | 515.42 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 40 | Mali | 502.23 1000 ha | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 41 | Angola | 499.81 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 42 | Caribbean | 498.99 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 43 | Norway | 479 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 44 | Denmark | 478 1000 ha | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 45 | Morocco | 466 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 46 | Kenya | 462.47 1000 ha | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 442.84 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 48 | Malawi | 437.73 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 416.53 1000 ha | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Zambia | 415.84 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 51 | Benin | 399.02 1000 ha | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 52 | Madagascar | 328.3 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 53 | South Sudan | 291.78 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 54 | Togo | 290 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 55 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 284.52 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 281.51 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 57 | El Salvador | 267.6 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 58 | Latvia | 256 1000 ha | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 59 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 242.29 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 60 | Lesotho | 239.66 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Lithuania | 231 1000 ha | 2024 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 62 | Haiti | 217.6 1000 ha | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 63 | Saudi Arabia | 214 1000 ha | 2024 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 64 | Albania | 211.88 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 65 | Estonia | 205 1000 ha | 2024 | up 26.5% | falling |
| 66 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 202 1000 ha | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 67 | Central African Republic | 196.98 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 68 | Libya | 188.22 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 69 | Sierra Leone | 173.34 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Peru | 150.36 1000 ha | 2024 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Austria | 139.85 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 72 | Portugal | 127.39 1000 ha | 2024 | up 320.5% | rising |
| 73 | Gambia | 127 1000 ha | 2024 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 74 | Cuba | 123.9 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 75 | Switzerland | 122.84 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 76 | Somalia | 120.38 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 77 | Indonesia | 115.66 1000 ha | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Iceland | 115 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 114.22 1000 ha | 2024 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 80 | Chile | 112 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 81 | Honduras | 111.4 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 109 1000 ha | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 83 | Malaysia | 95.23 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 84 | Belgium | 92.71 1000 ha | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 85 | Hungary | 92.09 1000 ha | 2024 | up 513.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Namibia | 87.38 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 87 | China, Taiwan Province of | 78.13 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 88 | Eritrea | 75.51 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 89 | Republic of Korea | 73.7 1000 ha | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 90 | Philippines | 72.49 1000 ha | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 91 | Burundi | 71.73 1000 ha | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 92 | Ireland | 71 1000 ha | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 93 | Croatia | 63 1000 ha | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 94 | Melanesia | 60.95 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 95 | Congo | 60.19 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 96 | New Zealand | 57.12 1000 ha | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 96 | Australia and New Zealand | 57.12 1000 ha | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 98 | Sudan | 54 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Czechia | 53.85 1000 ha | 2024 | up 58.4% | falling |
| 100 | Mauritania | 49.24 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 101 | Liberia | 46.64 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 102 | Oman | 46.53 1000 ha | 2024 | up 137.4% | rising |
| 103 | Slovakia | 40 1000 ha | 2024 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 104 | Papua New Guinea | 36.11 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 105 | Gabon | 35.57 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 106 | Moldova | 34.3 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Guinea-Bissau | 33.92 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 108 | Sri Lanka | 33.75 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 109 | Turkmenistan | 27.94 1000 ha | 2024 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 110 | Bhutan | 27.65 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1,198.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Slovenia | 22.3 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 112 | Puerto Rico | 21.95 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 113 | Fiji | 20.1 1000 ha | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 114 | South Africa | 20.02 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 115 | Panama | 19.65 1000 ha | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 116 | Isle of Man | 19.55 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 117 | Eswatini | 19.37 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 118 | Yemen | 15.4 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 119 | Jamaica | 13.68 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 120 | Nepal | 11.8 1000 ha | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 121 | Luxembourg | 11.48 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 122 | Belize | 11.38 1000 ha | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 123 | Guyana | 10.38 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 124 | Rwanda | 9.8 1000 ha | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 125 | Cabo Verde | 7.93 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 126 | Mauritius | 7.73 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 127 | Comoros | 6.06 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 128 | Suriname | 6.02 1000 ha | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 129 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 130 | Georgia | 5.26 1000 ha | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.02 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 132 | Solomon Islands | 2.55 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 2.19 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 134 | Montenegro | 1.58 1000 ha | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 135 | French Guiana | 1.4 1000 ha | 2024 | up 929.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Brunei | 1.36 1000 ha | 2024 | up 142.9% | rising |
| 137 | Cambodia | 1.26 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 138 | East Timor | 1.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 139 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0.97 1000 ha | 2010 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 140 | Bahamas | 0.88 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 140 | Kuwait | 0.88 1000 ha | 2024 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 142 | Barbados | 0.77 1000 ha | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 143 | Micronesia | 0.7 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 144 | Dominica | 0.6 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 145 | Cyprus | 0.577 1000 ha | 2024 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Polynesia | 0.54 1000 ha | 2024 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Vietnam | 0.48 1000 ha | 2024 | down 98.8% | falling |
| 148 | Palestine | 0.46 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.44 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 149 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.44 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 149 | Western Sahara | 0.44 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 149 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0.44 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 153 | Maldives | 0.43 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 154 | Jordan | 0.4242 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Djibouti | 0.4 1000 ha | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 156 | Channel Islands | 0.38 1000 ha | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 157 | Reunion | 0.369 1000 ha | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Grenada | 0.33 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 159 | Martinique | 0.296 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 160 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.26 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 161 | Saint Lucia | 0.23 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 162 | Aruba | 0.22 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 162 | Kiribati | 0.22 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 162 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.22 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 162 | British Virgin Islands | 0.22 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 162 | Montserrat | 0.22 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 162 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.22 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 162 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.22 1000 ha | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 169 | Liechtenstein | 0.19 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 170 | American Samoa | 0.18 1000 ha | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 170 | Niue | 0.18 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 172 | San Marino | 0.14 1000 ha | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 173 | Guam | 0.11 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 173 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.11 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 173 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0.11 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 176 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.08 1000 ha | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 177 | French Polynesia | 0.07 1000 ha | 2024 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 178 | Singapore | 0.06 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 179 | Marshall Islands | 0.05 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 180 | Bermuda | 0.03 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 180 | Palau | 0.03 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 182 | Cayman Islands | 0.02 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 182 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.02 1000 ha | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Andorra | 0.0125 1000 ha | 2024 | down 97.6% | falling |
| 185 | Faroe Islands | 0.01 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 186 | Mayotte | 0.001 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | New Caledonia | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Tonga | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Turkey | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 135,892 1000 ha
- Europe 57,431 1000 ha
- Eastern Europe 41,898 1000 ha
- Asia 30,068 1000 ha
- Americas 25,510 1000 ha
- Africa 22,762 1000 ha
- Sub-Saharan Africa 21,529 1000 ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 18,474 1000 ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 16,565 1000 ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 15,193 1000 ha
- Latin America and the Caribbean 15,127 1000 ha
- European Union (27) 14,467 1000 ha
- Eastern Asia 13,240 1000 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 13,022 1000 ha
- South America 11,245 1000 ha
- Northern America 10,383 1000 ha
- Southern Asia 9,303 1000 ha
- Western Africa 9,115 1000 ha
- Eastern Africa 8,183 1000 ha
- Western Europe 6,015 1000 ha
- Northern Europe 4,973 1000 ha
- Southern Europe 4,544 1000 ha
- Middle Africa 3,865 1000 ha
- Central Asia 3,727 1000 ha
- South-eastern Asia 3,515 1000 ha
- Central America 3,383 1000 ha
- Northern Africa 1,233 1000 ha
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 646.53 1000 ha
- Southern Africa 366.42 1000 ha
- Western Asia 283.53 1000 ha
- Oceania 119.31 1000 ha
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.