Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 1,233 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Northern Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Northern Africa stood at 1,233 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Northern Africa peaked at 1,410 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,144 1000 ha, in 2014.
That places Northern Africa 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,383 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,391 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,410 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1,355 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 1,253 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 1,238 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1,223 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1,213 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1,238 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1,198 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1,162 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 1,231 1000 ha | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 1,175 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1,144 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1,182 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1,203 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1,216 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,241 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,260 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,270 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1,201 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 1,206 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,215 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,233 1000 ha | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,300 1000 ha | 1,213 1000 ha | 1,410 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,201 1000 ha | 1,144 1000 ha | 1,260 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,225 1000 ha | 1,201 1000 ha | 1,270 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 888,500 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 1.10 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Northern Africa?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Northern Africa was 1,233 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,410 1000 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,144 1000 ha in 2014.
- How does Northern Africa rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Northern Africa ranks 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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.