Temporary meadows and pastures

(thousand hectares)

Russian Federation is the top country by temporary meadows and pastures in the world. As of 2021, temporary meadows and pastures in Russian Federation was 43,727 thousand hectares that accounts for 30.38% of the world's temporary meadows and pastures. The top 5 countries (others are China, India, the United States of America, and Canada) account for 53.57% of it. The world's total temporary meadows and pastures was estimated at 143,955 thousand hectares in 2021.

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What is temporary meadows and pastures?

Temporary meadows and pastures is the land temporarily cultivated with herbaceous forage crops for mowing or pasture. A period of less than five years is used to differentiate between temporary and permanent meadows.