Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Belarus
Belarus: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 1,200 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Belarus, 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 Belarus is 1,200 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Belarus peaked at 1,574 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,200 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Belarus 24th out of 229 countries 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,574 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,470 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 1,453 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1,438 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,482 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1,489 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,471 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1,422 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1,394 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1,377 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1,335 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1,332 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,308 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1,318 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,332 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,325 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,322 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,321 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,302 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1,268 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 1,222 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 1,218 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,210 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,200 1000 ha | -0.9% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 1,200 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.91 1000 ha, 203.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 1,200 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.4 1000 ha, 13.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,466 1000 ha | 1,394 1000 ha | 1,574 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,327 1000 ha | 1,302 1000 ha | 1,377 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,223 1000 ha | 1,200 1000 ha | 1,268 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 21 Zimbabwe 1,388 1000 ha compare
- 22 United Kingdom 1,275 1000 ha compare
- 23 Bangladesh 1,263 1000 ha compare
- 25 Sweden 1,052 1000 ha compare
- 26 Japan 976 1000 ha compare
- 27 Mozambique 973.7 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Belarus?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Belarus was 1,200 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1,574 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,200 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Belarus ranks 24th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.