Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in World
World: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 135,892 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in World, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary meadows and pastures — area in World stood at 135,892 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in World peaked at 181,959 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 135,892 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places World 1st out of 31 groups 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 World, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 181,121 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 181,959 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 168,508 1000 ha | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 174,445 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 172,587 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 168,858 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 165,387 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 162,167 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 160,101 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 154,740 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 152,240 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 149,994 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 146,063 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 146,622 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 145,509 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 143,259 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 142,889 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 142,742 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 141,894 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 142,380 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 136,579 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 136,940 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 136,423 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 135,892 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 170,570 1000 ha | 160,101 1000 ha | 181,959 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 146,595 1000 ha | 141,894 1000 ha | 154,740 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 137,643 1000 ha | 135,892 1000 ha | 142,380 1000 ha | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.686 % 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) 0.9625 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in World?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in World was 135,892 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 181,959 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 135,892 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does World rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.