Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 73.21 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 73.21 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 82.91 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 73.21 %, in 2024.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4th out of 21 regions 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.36 % | 81.9 % | 82.91 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 81.69 % | 81.42 % | 81.87 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.23 % | 81.08 % | 81.41 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.97 % | 79.38 % | 80.85 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.25 % | 76.95 % | 79.35 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.91 % | 73.9 % | 76.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.38 % | 73.21 % | 73.7 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 100 % compare
- 1 Greenland 100 % compare
- 1 Norfolk Island 100 % compare
- 4 Faroe Islands 99.93 % compare
- 5 Western Sahara 99.92 % compare
- 6 Djibouti 99.74 % compare
- 7 Andorra 99.26 % compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 73.21 % 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.91 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.21 % in 2024.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.