Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Ukraine
Ukraine: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 677 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Ukraine, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Ukraine stood at 677 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Ukraine peaked at 1,255 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 677 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Ukraine 34th out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,135 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,133 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,179 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1,174 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,196 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1,205 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,215 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1,255 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1,212 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 1,180 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 1,171 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,131 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 1,069 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 1,027 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 995 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 955 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 920 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 921 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 869 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 819 1000 ha | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 724 1000 ha | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 698 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 677 1000 ha | -3.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 677 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.91 1000 ha, 114.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 677 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.4 1000 ha, 7.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,181 1000 ha | 1,133 1000 ha | 1,255 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,058 1000 ha | 920 1000 ha | 1,212 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 757.4 1000 ha | 677 1000 ha | 869 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Ukraine
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.795 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.27 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Ukraine?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Ukraine was 677 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 1,255 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 677 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Ukraine rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Ukraine ranks 34th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.