Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Belarus
Belarus: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 29.4 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Belarus, 1992–2024
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 Belarus is 29.4 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Belarus peaked at 36.81 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 29.4 %, in 2024.
That places Belarus 157th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 33.33 % | — |
| 1993 | 33.21 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 31.82 % | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 31.7 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 31.68 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 32.1 % | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 32.19 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 32.05 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 32.37 % | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 35.54 % | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 36.42 % | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 36.69 % | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 36.73 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 36.75 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 36.81 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 36.74 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 36.78 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 36.55 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 36.42 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 36.33 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 35.86 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 34.81 % | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 32.98 % | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 32.46 % | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 32.08 % | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 31.23 % | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 31.11 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 30.62 % | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 30.44 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 30.03 % | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 29.63 % | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 29.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.4 % | -0.8% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 29.4 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4 %, 69% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 29.4 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.13 %, 73% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.26 % | 31.68 % | 33.33 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 36.14 % | 32.37 % | 36.81 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.39 % | 30.62 % | 36.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.83 % | 29.4 % | 30.44 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1172 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Belarus?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Belarus was 29.4 % 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 36.81 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4 % in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Belarus ranks 157th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.