Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Cyprus
Cyprus: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.2277 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2277 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
192nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.5844 hectares per square kilometre
in 1973
All-time low
0.1082 hectares per square kilometre
in 2001
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Cyprus, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.2277 hectares per square kilometre for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Cyprus peaked at 0.5844 hectares per square kilometre in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.1082 hectares per square kilometre, in 2001.
Cyprus ranks 192nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5844 hectares per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4329 hectares per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3463 hectares per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.368 hectares per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3896 hectares per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4113 hectares per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4329 hectares per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4329 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4329 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4329 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4329 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4329 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4329 hectares per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4329 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4329 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4329 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2165 hectares per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2165 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1299 hectares per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1997 | 0.119 hectares per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.119 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.119 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.119 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1082 hectares per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1082 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1082 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1082 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1082 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1082 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2056 hectares per square kilometre | +90.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1515 hectares per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4654 hectares per square kilometre | +207.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2165 hectares per square kilometre | -53.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2597 hectares per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2814 hectares per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1948 hectares per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1948 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2056 hectares per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1494 hectares per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1786 hectares per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1723 hectares per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1689 hectares per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2443 hectares per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2369 hectares per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2442 hectares per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2277 hectares per square kilometre | -6.8% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.2277 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 hectares per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.2277 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 hectares per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4589 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3463 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5844 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.487 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4329 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5411 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2652 hectares per square kilometre | 0.119 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4329 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1591 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1082 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4654 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2022 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1494 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2814 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2383 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2277 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2443 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 189 Papua New Guinea 0.4196 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 190 North Korea 0.4152 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 191 Solomon Islands 0.2858 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 193 Bahamas 0.1998 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 194 Equatorial Guinea 0.1754 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 195 Suriname 0.0997 hectares per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Cyprus?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Cyprus was 0.2277 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5844 hectares per square kilometre in 1973.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1082 hectares per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Cyprus rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Cyprus ranks 192nd out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.