Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 9,303 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia is 9,303 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Southern Asia peaked at 23,101 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9,303 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Southern Asia 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23,101 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 22,041 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 12,938 1000 ha | -41.3% |
| 2004 | 21,022 1000 ha | +62.5% |
| 2005 | 20,562 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 20,073 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 18,436 1000 ha | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 17,977 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 17,591 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 14,408 1000 ha | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 15,460 1000 ha | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 14,620 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 12,620 1000 ha | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 13,677 1000 ha | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 12,802 1000 ha | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 11,976 1000 ha | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 11,913 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 11,809 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 11,327 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 11,684 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 10,662 1000 ha | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 10,731 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 10,842 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 9,303 1000 ha | -14.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Southern Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +62.5% | 12,938 1000 ha | 21,022 1000 ha |
| 2003 | -41.3% | 22,041 1000 ha | 12,938 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19,305 1000 ha | 12,938 1000 ha | 23,101 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 13,061 1000 ha | 11,327 1000 ha | 15,460 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,644 1000 ha | 9,303 1000 ha | 11,684 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 24.03 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.27 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Southern Asia?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Southern Asia was 9,303 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 23,101 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,303 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Southern Asia rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Southern Asia ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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About this data
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.