Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Dominica
Dominica: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 8.16 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Dominica, 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 Dominica is 8.16 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Dominica peaked at 11.76 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8.16 %, in 2010.
That places Dominica 188th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.76 % | — |
| 1962 | 11.11 % | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 10.53 % | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 11.11 % | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11.76 % | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.53 % | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 9.52 % | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 9.09 % | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.89 % | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.16 % | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 8.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.16 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.16 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.92 % | 10.53 % | 11.76 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.53 % | 10.53 % | 10.53 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.65 % | 10.53 % | 11.11 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.31 % | 10.53 % | 11.76 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.11 % | 8.89 % | 9.52 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.16 % | 8.16 % | 8.16 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.16 % | 8.16 % | 8.16 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Dominica
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.27 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.13 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 6.27 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 141 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 141 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Dominica?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Dominica was 8.16 % 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 11.76 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.16 % in 2010.
- How does Dominica rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Dominica ranks 188th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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.