Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 74.58 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Middle 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 Middle Africa is 74.58 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Middle Africa peaked at 85.17 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 74.58 %, in 2024.
That places Middle Africa 3rd out of 21 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 85.17 % | — |
| 1962 | 85.08 % | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 85.01 % | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 84.92 % | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 84.84 % | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 84.76 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 84.67 % | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 84.57 % | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 84.47 % | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 84.42 % | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 84.33 % | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 84.24 % | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 84.15 % | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 84.02 % | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 83.89 % | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 83.82 % | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 83.7 % | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 83.65 % | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 83.5 % | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 83.46 % | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 83.42 % | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 83.36 % | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 83.32 % | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 83.26 % | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 83.19 % | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 83.13 % | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 83.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 83.13 % | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 83.12 % | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 83.11 % | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 83.03 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 82.98 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 82.96 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 82.95 % | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 82.92 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 82.91 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 82.78 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 82.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 82.77 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 82.76 % | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 82.68 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 82.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 82.5 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 82.41 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 82.32 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.29 % | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 82.24 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 82.23 % | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 81.68 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 78.7 % | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 78.28 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 77.99 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 77.43 % | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 76.98 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 76.85 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.59 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 76.25 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 75.95 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 75.71 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 75.47 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 75.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75.12 % | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 74.91 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 74.58 % | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.83 % | 84.47 % | 85.17 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 83.97 % | 83.5 % | 84.42 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.25 % | 83.12 % | 83.46 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.92 % | 82.77 % | 83.11 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.38 % | 81.68 % | 82.76 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.07 % | 75.71 % | 78.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.11 % | 74.58 % | 75.47 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 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
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 1.37 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 1,530 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Middle Africa?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Middle Africa was 74.58 % 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 85.17 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.58 % in 2024.
- How does Middle Africa rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Middle Africa ranks 3rd out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle 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.