Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Europe
Europe: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 57,431 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Europe, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Europe stood at 57,431 1000 ha.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Europe peaked at 66,492 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 55,918 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places Europe 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 66,492 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 66,237 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 65,932 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 65,264 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 65,882 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 65,437 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 65,490 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 65,930 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 66,262 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 66,418 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 65,813 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 66,198 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 64,943 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 64,602 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 64,261 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 63,806 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 63,233 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 63,447 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 63,200 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 62,668 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 57,478 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 55,918 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 56,457 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 57,431 1000 ha | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65,881 1000 ha | 65,264 1000 ha | 66,492 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 64,592 1000 ha | 63,200 1000 ha | 66,418 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,990 1000 ha | 55,918 1000 ha | 62,668 1000 ha | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Europe?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Europe was 57,431 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 66,492 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,918 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Europe rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Europe ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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.