Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Oceania
Oceania: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 119.31 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Oceania, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 119.31 1000 ha for temporary meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Oceania peaked at 147.75 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 119.1 1000 ha, in 2023.
That places Oceania 31st 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 Oceania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 147.75 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 146.24 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 144.51 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 140.84 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 139.05 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 131.74 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 133.36 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 135.81 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 142.96 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 141.19 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 133.09 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 134.93 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 135.11 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 139.67 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 124.71 1000 ha | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 129.72 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 122.32 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 123.48 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 125.47 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 120.06 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 129.71 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 120.57 1000 ha | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 119.1 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 119.31 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 140.25 1000 ha | 131.74 1000 ha | 147.75 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 130.97 1000 ha | 122.32 1000 ha | 141.19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.75 1000 ha | 119.1 1000 ha | 129.71 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 6,408 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Oceania?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Oceania was 119.31 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 147.75 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 119.1 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Oceania rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Oceania ranks 31st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania 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.