Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Northern America
Northern America: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 10,383 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Northern America, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 10,383 1000 ha for temporary meadows and pastures — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Northern America peaked at 32,294 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10,383 1000 ha, in 2024.
Northern America ranks 16th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32,294 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 31,954 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 30,078 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 28,203 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 26,328 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 24,453 1000 ha | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 22,224 1000 ha | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 20,143 1000 ha | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 18,062 1000 ha | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 15,981 1000 ha | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 13,898 1000 ha | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 11,811 1000 ha | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 11,666 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 11,520 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 11,375 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 11,230 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 11,468 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 11,248 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 11,000 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 10,640 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 10,556 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 10,611 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 10,459 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 10,383 1000 ha | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25,971 1000 ha | 18,062 1000 ha | 32,294 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 12,120 1000 ha | 11,000 1000 ha | 15,981 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,530 1000 ha | 10,383 1000 ha | 10,640 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Northern America?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Northern America was 10,383 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 32,294 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,383 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Northern America rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Northern America ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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.