Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Africa
Africa: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 22,762 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary meadows and pastures — area in Africa is 22,762 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Africa peaked at 22,762 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20,202 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Africa 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20,202 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 20,606 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 20,479 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 20,791 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 20,613 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 20,622 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21,196 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 20,275 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 20,314 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 20,769 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 20,746 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 21,022 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 21,261 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 21,866 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 22,220 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 22,209 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 22,516 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 22,170 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 22,183 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 21,994 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 22,455 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 22,431 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 22,024 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 22,762 1000 ha | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,566 1000 ha | 20,202 1000 ha | 21,196 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 21,697 1000 ha | 20,746 1000 ha | 22,516 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,333 1000 ha | 21,994 1000 ha | 22,762 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 5.54 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 32.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 714,851 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 3.78 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 182,147 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Africa?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Africa was 22,762 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 22,762 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,202 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Africa rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Africa ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary meadows and pastures — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.