Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Americas
Americas: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 25,510 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Americas, 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 Americas is 25,510 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Americas peaked at 44,105 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 23,659 1000 ha, in 2018.
That places Americas 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Americas, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 44,105 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 43,803 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 42,028 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 40,276 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 38,629 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 36,852 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 34,624 1000 ha | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 32,544 1000 ha | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 30,560 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 28,509 1000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 26,476 1000 ha | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 24,310 1000 ha | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 24,214 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 24,087 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 23,979 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 23,757 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 23,915 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 23,659 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 23,748 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 24,905 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 25,210 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 27,295 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 25,849 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 25,510 1000 ha | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38,158 1000 ha | 30,560 1000 ha | 44,105 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 24,666 1000 ha | 23,659 1000 ha | 28,509 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,754 1000 ha | 24,905 1000 ha | 27,295 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 548.84 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 51.25 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Americas?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Americas was 25,510 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 Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 44,105 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,659 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Americas rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Americas ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas 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.