Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Caribbean
Caribbean: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 42.29 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Caribbean stood at 42.29 %.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Caribbean peaked at 51.49 % in 1966 and was at its lowest, 37.79 %, in 2000.
Caribbean ranks 134th of 237 countries 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 Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47.56 % | — |
| 1962 | 48.36 % | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 48.5 % | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 50.48 % | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 50.85 % | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 51.49 % | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 50.24 % | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 48.28 % | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 46.72 % | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 45.44 % | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 45.14 % | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 45.13 % | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 44.86 % | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 45.05 % | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 44.61 % | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 43.93 % | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 43.96 % | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 43.35 % | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 42.91 % | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 43.33 % | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 43.18 % | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 43.52 % | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 43.68 % | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 43.01 % | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 42.93 % | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 43.29 % | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 43.92 % | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 43.8 % | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 43.57 % | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 43.11 % | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 42.77 % | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 41.32 % | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 40.17 % | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 39.48 % | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 39.51 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 40.45 % | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 39.13 % | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 38.82 % | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 38.54 % | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 37.79 % | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 38.18 % | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 38.2 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 38.99 % | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 38.93 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 39.39 % | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 39.68 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 40.21 % | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 40.64 % | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 40.55 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 40.29 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 40.41 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 42.01 % | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 41.59 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 41.86 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 41.67 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 41.84 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 41.54 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 41.43 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 42.73 % | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 42.84 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 42.81 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 42.6 % | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 42.47 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 42.29 % | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.16 % | 46.72 % | 51.49 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.44 % | 42.91 % | 45.44 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.42 % | 42.93 % | 43.92 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.33 % | 38.54 % | 43.11 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.26 % | 37.79 % | 40.64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.54 % | 40.29 % | 42.73 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6 % | 42.29 % | 42.84 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 132 Greece 42.41 % compare
- 133 Iraq 42.4 % compare
- 135 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 42.25 % compare
- 136 Belgium-Luxembourg 41.29 % compare
- 137 Ghana 41.14 % compare
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 152,566 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 152,436 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 355,073 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 4.77 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Caribbean?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Caribbean was 42.29 % 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 51.49 % in 1966.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.79 % in 2000.
- How does Caribbean rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Caribbean ranks 134th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.