Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 498.99 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Caribbean, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 498.99 1000 ha for temporary meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Caribbean peaked at 583.76 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 476.61 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Caribbean 42nd 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 Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 582.02 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 583.76 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 553.14 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 540.14 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 563.64 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 545.26 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 538.91 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 522.05 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 527.26 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 554.83 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 544.42 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 537.82 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 528.5 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 524.72 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 510.73 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 516.08 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 530.65 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 536.53 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 490.92 1000 ha | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 482.17 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 476.61 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 487.99 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 491.55 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 498.99 1000 ha | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 550.69 1000 ha | 522.05 1000 ha | 583.76 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 527.52 1000 ha | 490.92 1000 ha | 554.83 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 487.46 1000 ha | 476.61 1000 ha | 498.99 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 51,897 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 22,698 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 1,192 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 1.30 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.69 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Caribbean?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Caribbean was 498.99 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 583.76 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 476.61 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Caribbean rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Caribbean ranks 42nd out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.