Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 13,240 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Eastern Asia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 13,240 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 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Eastern Asia peaked at 18,269 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13,240 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Eastern Asia 13th out of 31 groups 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 Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18,229 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 18,269 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 18,060 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 17,670 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 17,518 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 16,991 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 16,994 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16,829 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 16,582 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 15,953 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 15,401 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 15,194 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 14,755 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 14,612 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 14,520 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 14,158 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 13,758 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 13,562 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 13,443 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 13,274 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 13,331 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 13,252 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 13,348 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 13,240 1000 ha | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17,460 1000 ha | 16,582 1000 ha | 18,269 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 14,536 1000 ha | 13,443 1000 ha | 15,953 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,289 1000 ha | 13,240 1000 ha | 13,348 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Eastern Asia?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Eastern Asia was 13,240 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 18,269 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,240 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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.