Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 74.98 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Eastern 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 Eastern Africa is 74.98 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Eastern Africa peaked at 86.15 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 74.98 %, in 2023.
That places Eastern Africa 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 86.15 % | — |
| 1962 | 85.9 % | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 85.42 % | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 85.18 % | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 84.96 % | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 84.87 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 84.79 % | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 84.66 % | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 84.43 % | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 84.11 % | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 83.93 % | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 83.74 % | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 83.63 % | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 83.5 % | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 83.21 % | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 83.13 % | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 83.01 % | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 82.7 % | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 82.75 % | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 82.73 % | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 82.69 % | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 82.61 % | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 82.45 % | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 82.44 % | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 81.85 % | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 81.77 % | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 81.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 81.72 % | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 81.5 % | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 81.46 % | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 81.44 % | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 81.54 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 80.41 % | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 80.36 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 80.3 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 80.41 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 80.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 80.41 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 80.24 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 80.13 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 80.02 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 79.88 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 79.29 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 78.56 % | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 78.08 % | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 77.57 % | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 77.14 % | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 76.88 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 76.5 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 76.22 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 75.85 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 76.94 % | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 76.74 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 76.55 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 76.36 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.18 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.99 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 75.83 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 75.66 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 75.36 % | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 75.1 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 75.02 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 74.98 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 74.98 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.15 % | 84.43 % | 86.15 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 83.37 % | 82.7 % | 84.11 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.16 % | 81.5 % | 82.73 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.7 % | 80.24 % | 81.54 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.41 % | 76.5 % | 80.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.23 % | 75.66 % | 76.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.09 % | 74.98 % | 75.36 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 4 Faroe Islands 99.93 % compare
- 5 Western Sahara 99.92 % compare
- 6 Djibouti 99.74 % compare
- 7 Andorra 99.26 % compare
- 8 Botswana 98.99 % compare
- 9 Mongolia 98.95 % compare
- 10 Mauritania 98.84 % compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 89,010 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Eastern Africa?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Eastern Africa was 74.98 % 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 86.15 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.98 % in 2023.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Eastern Africa ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern 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.