Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 8,183 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Eastern Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 8,183 1000 ha for temporary meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Eastern Africa peaked at 8,491 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5,606 1000 ha, in 2001.
Eastern Africa ranks 19th of 31 groups 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5,606 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 5,847 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 5,823 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 5,887 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 6,077 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 6,230 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 6,879 1000 ha | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 6,892 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 6,917 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 7,095 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 7,341 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 7,564 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 7,855 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 8,312 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 8,445 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 8,376 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 8,491 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 8,022 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 8,062 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 7,917 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 8,064 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 7,958 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 7,545 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 8,183 1000 ha | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,240 1000 ha | 5,606 1000 ha | 6,917 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,956 1000 ha | 7,095 1000 ha | 8,491 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,934 1000 ha | 7,545 1000 ha | 8,183 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 17.13 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 11.79 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 21.2 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 157,643 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 10.99 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Eastern Africa?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Eastern Africa was 8,183 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8,491 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,606 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.