Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Europe
Europe: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 37.54 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Europe, 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 Europe stood at 37.54 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Europe peaked at 52.73 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 36.11 %, in 1992.
Europe ranks 25th of 31 regions on this measure, 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 Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50.01 % | — |
| 1962 | 50.05 % | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 50.23 % | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 50.44 % | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 50.73 % | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 51.12 % | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 51.29 % | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 51.43 % | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 51.55 % | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 51.54 % | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 51.73 % | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 51.88 % | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 52.08 % | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 52.05 % | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 51.95 % | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 52.05 % | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 52.12 % | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 52.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 52.19 % | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 52.23 % | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 52.2 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 52.34 % | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 52.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 52.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 52.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 52.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 52.19 % | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 52.34 % | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 52.65 % | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 52.73 % | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 52.68 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 36.11 % | -31.5% |
| 1993 | 36.31 % | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 36.45 % | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 36.62 % | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 36.79 % | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 36.67 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 37.02 % | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 37.22 % | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 37.31 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 37.73 % | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 37.87 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 38.01 % | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 37.99 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 38.08 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 38.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38.1 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 38.08 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 37.94 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 37.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37.9 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 37.66 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 37.74 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 37.51 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 37.55 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 37.57 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 37.52 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 37.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.57 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 37.7 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 37.62 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 37.6 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 37.64 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 37.54 % | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.76 % | 50.01 % | 51.55 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.97 % | 51.54 % | 52.19 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.34 % | 52.19 % | 52.65 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.86 % | 36.11 % | 52.73 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.92 % | 37.31 % | 38.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.65 % | 37.51 % | 37.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.62 % | 37.54 % | 37.7 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
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- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Europe?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Europe was 37.54 % 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 52.73 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.11 % in 1992.
- How does Europe rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Europe ranks 25th out of 31 regions with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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.