Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 4,544 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Southern Europe, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 4,544 1000 ha for temporary meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Southern Europe peaked at 4,592 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,361 1000 ha, in 2008.
That places Southern Europe 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4,340 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 4,228 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 4,232 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 4,125 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 4,201 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3,495 1000 ha | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 3,450 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 3,361 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 3,429 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3,385 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 3,538 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 3,616 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 3,391 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 3,480 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 3,491 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3,604 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 3,769 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 3,666 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 4,084 1000 ha | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 3,852 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 3,993 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 4,358 1000 ha | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 4,592 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 4,544 1000 ha | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,874 1000 ha | 3,361 1000 ha | 4,340 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,602 1000 ha | 3,385 1000 ha | 4,084 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,268 1000 ha | 3,852 1000 ha | 4,592 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 73.08 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 48.29 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 24.80 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 783,078 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 6.44 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Southern Europe?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Southern Europe was 4,544 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4,592 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,361 1000 ha in 2008.
- How does Southern Europe rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Southern Europe ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.