Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Africa
Africa: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 73.61 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Africa is 73.61 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Africa peaked at 83.68 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 73.61 %, in 2024.
Africa ranks 10th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 83.68 % | — |
| 1962 | 83.57 % | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 83.37 % | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 83.23 % | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 83.08 % | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 83.01 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 82.96 % | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 82.82 % | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 82.71 % | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 82.65 % | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 82.55 % | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 82.44 % | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 82.35 % | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 82.34 % | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 82.14 % | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 82.05 % | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 81.98 % | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 81.85 % | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 81.82 % | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 81.8 % | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 81.69 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 81.59 % | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 81.54 % | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 81.41 % | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 81.18 % | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 81.14 % | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 81.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 81.1 % | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 81.03 % | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 80.82 % | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 80.61 % | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 80.38 % | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 79.73 % | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 79.66 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 79.22 % | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 79.04 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 79 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 78.93 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 78.73 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.69 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 78.65 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 78.53 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 78.08 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 77.88 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 77.71 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 77.64 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 77.41 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 77.15 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 76.86 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.36 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 76.21 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 75.83 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 75.61 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.39 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.05 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 74.84 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.5 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 74.25 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 74.33 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.16 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 73.98 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 73.79 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 73.71 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 73.61 % | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.16 % | 82.71 % | 83.68 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 82.22 % | 81.82 % | 82.65 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.36 % | 81.03 % | 81.8 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.61 % | 78.73 % | 80.82 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.86 % | 76.86 % | 78.69 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.24 % | 74.25 % | 76.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.85 % | 73.61 % | 74.16 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 5.54 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 32.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 714,851 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 3.78 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 182,147 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Africa?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Africa was 73.61 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 83.68 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.61 % in 2024.
- How does Africa rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Africa ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.