Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 15,193 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary meadows and pastures — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 15,193 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 15,233 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12,752 1000 ha, in 2001.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 10th 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12,752 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 13,096 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 13,056 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 13,396 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 13,355 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 13,474 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 14,058 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 13,015 1000 ha | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 13,240 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 13,931 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 14,157 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 14,612 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 14,606 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 14,780 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 14,894 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 14,966 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 15,078 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 14,808 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 14,702 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 14,803 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 15,128 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 15,233 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 15,143 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 15,193 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,271 1000 ha | 12,752 1000 ha | 14,058 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 14,653 1000 ha | 13,931 1000 ha | 15,078 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,100 1000 ha | 14,803 1000 ha | 15,233 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 15,193 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 15,233 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,752 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.