Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in India
India: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 5.73 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in India, 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 India is 5.73 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in India peaked at 8.34 % in 1966 and was at its lowest, 5.71 %, in 2013.
India ranks 191st of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8 % | 7.49 % | 8.34 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.1 % | 6.72 % | 7.46 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.57 % | 6.35 % | 6.72 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.12 % | 6 % | 6.28 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.83 % | 5.74 % | 5.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.74 % | 5.71 % | 5.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.79 % | 5.73 % | 5.87 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 188 Rwanda 6.92 % compare
- 189 Japan 6.77 % compare
- 190 Bangladesh 6.38 % compare
- 192 French Polynesia 5.46 % compare
- 193 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 5.09 % compare
- 194 St. Lucia 3.73 % compare
More environment data for India
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.00 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 14.13 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 63,080 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 37,519 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 768,863 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.05 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1.10 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in India?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in India was 5.73 % 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 8.34 % in 1966.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.71 % in 2013.
- How does India rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- India ranks 191st out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.