Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 18,474 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 18,474 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 18,686 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16,207 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16,207 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 16,548 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 16,487 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 16,741 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 16,574 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 16,710 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 17,304 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 16,240 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 16,465 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 17,079 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 17,237 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 17,717 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 17,750 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 17,922 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 18,237 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 18,269 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 18,372 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 18,159 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 18,115 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 18,243 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 18,551 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 18,686 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 18,214 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 18,474 1000 ha | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,586 1000 ha | 16,207 1000 ha | 17,304 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 17,886 1000 ha | 17,079 1000 ha | 18,372 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,434 1000 ha | 18,214 1000 ha | 18,686 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 10.59 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 32.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 18,474 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 18,686 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,207 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.