Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in OECD
OECD: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 29,766 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in OECD, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
OECD recorded 29,766 1000 ha for temporary meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in OECD peaked at 48,830 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 28,666 1000 ha, in 2019.
That places OECD 2nd out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in OECD, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 48,830 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 48,322 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 46,527 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 44,703 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 43,068 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 41,363 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 39,362 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 37,358 1000 ha | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 35,505 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 33,877 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 32,197 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 30,268 1000 ha | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 29,953 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 29,873 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 29,163 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 29,219 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 29,479 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 29,090 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 28,666 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 29,314 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 29,358 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 29,426 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 29,655 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 29,766 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42,782 1000 ha | 35,505 1000 ha | 48,830 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 30,178 1000 ha | 28,666 1000 ha | 33,877 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,504 1000 ha | 29,314 1000 ha | 29,766 1000 ha | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.312 °C (2025)
- Permanent crops — Area 24,537 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.11 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 30.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 357,807 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.21 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in OECD?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in OECD was 29,766 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 OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 48,830 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,666 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does OECD rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- OECD ranks 2nd out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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.