Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 57.12 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Australia and New Zealand, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 57.12 1000 ha for temporary meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 67.41 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51.71 1000 ha, in 2006.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 96th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 56.97 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 56.8 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 57.75 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 57.04 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 57.07 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 51.71 1000 ha | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 55.71 1000 ha | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 57.79 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 58.99 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 60.42 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 55.36 1000 ha | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 59.19 1000 ha | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 62.09 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 66.81 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 54.04 1000 ha | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 60.38 1000 ha | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 54.36 1000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 57.16 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 60.47 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 57.67 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 67.41 1000 ha | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 58.33 1000 ha | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 56.9 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 57.12 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.65 1000 ha | 51.71 1000 ha | 58.99 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 59.03 1000 ha | 54.04 1000 ha | 66.81 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.49 1000 ha | 56.9 1000 ha | 67.41 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Australia and New Zealand was 57.12 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 Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 67.41 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.71 1000 ha in 2006.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 96th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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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.