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 26th of 44 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.
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
- 23 Oman 91.27 % compare
- 24 South Sudan, Republic of 91.23 % compare
- 25 Madagascar, Republic of 91.11 % compare
- 26 Eritrea, The State of 90.89 % compare
- 27 Kuwait 90.67 % compare
- 28 Ireland 90.33 % compare
- 29 Chad 89.4 % compare
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import value 52,118 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 11,768 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 22,698 million USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 264 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.69 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 566,466 m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.09 % (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 26th out of 44 groups 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.