Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 21,529 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 21,529 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 21,529 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18,817 1000 ha, in 2001.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18,817 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 19,214 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 19,068 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 19,435 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 19,359 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 19,383 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 19,971 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 19,061 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 19,074 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 19,571 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 19,584 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 19,791 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 20,086 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 20,722 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 21,038 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 21,006 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 21,300 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 20,929 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 20,922 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 20,724 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 21,253 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 21,225 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 20,809 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 21,529 1000 ha | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19,265 1000 ha | 18,817 1000 ha | 19,971 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 20,495 1000 ha | 19,571 1000 ha | 21,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,108 1000 ha | 20,724 1000 ha | 21,529 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Sub-Saharan Africa was 21,529 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 21,529 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,817 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.