Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 0.22 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in China, Hong Kong SAR, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
China, Hong Kong SAR recorded 0.22 1000 ha for temporary meadows and pastures — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 0.71 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.22 1000 ha, in 2020.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 162nd out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.71 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 0.71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.68 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.67 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.52 1000 ha | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 0.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.51 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.42 1000 ha | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 0.41 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.36 1000 ha | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.35 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.33 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.34 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.33 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.33 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.22 1000 ha | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in China, Hong Kong SAR changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -33.3% | 0.33 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6133 1000 ha | 0.5 1000 ha | 0.71 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.357 1000 ha | 0.33 1000 ha | 0.42 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
- 159 Martinique 0.296 1000 ha compare
- 160 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.26 1000 ha compare
- 161 Saint Lucia 0.23 1000 ha compare
- 162 Aruba 0.22 1000 ha compare
- 162 British Virgin Islands 0.22 1000 ha compare
- 162 Kiribati 0.22 1000 ha compare
- 162 Montserrat 0.22 1000 ha compare
- 162 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.22 1000 ha compare
- 162 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.22 1000 ha compare
More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.57 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 545 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in China, Hong Kong SAR was 0.22 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 China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 0.71 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 162nd out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR 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.