Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 77.13 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Northern 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 Northern Africa is 77.13 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Northern Africa peaked at 83.63 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 76.99 %, in 2017.
That places Northern Africa 6th 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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 83.58 % | — |
| 1962 | 83.63 % | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 83.61 % | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 83.53 % | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 83.39 % | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 83.29 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 83.24 % | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 83.22 % | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 83.14 % | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 83.02 % | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 83 % | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 82.88 % | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 82.71 % | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 82.69 % | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 82.42 % | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 82.32 % | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 82.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 82.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 82.52 % | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 82.67 % | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 82.18 % | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 82.1 % | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 82.16 % | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 81.97 % | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 82.06 % | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 82.22 % | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 82.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 82.45 % | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 82.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 82.32 % | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 82.2 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 81.94 % | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 81.35 % | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 81.39 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 80.95 % | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 80.68 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 80.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 80.8 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 80.86 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 81.05 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 81.16 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 81.13 % | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.41 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 80.78 % | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.54 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 80.59 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 80.42 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 80.35 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 80.14 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.08 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 80.04 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 77.57 % | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 77.61 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.77 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.64 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 77.25 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 76.99 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 77.06 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.36 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 77.3 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 77.24 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.19 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 77.16 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 77.13 % | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.4 % | 83.14 % | 83.63 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 82.63 % | 82.32 % | 83.02 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.25 % | 81.97 % | 82.67 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.32 % | 80.68 % | 82.32 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.66 % | 80.14 % | 81.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.94 % | 76.99 % | 80.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2 % | 77.13 % | 77.3 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Northern Africa?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Northern Africa was 77.13 % 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 83.63 % in 1962.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.99 % in 2017.
- How does Northern Africa rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Northern Africa ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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.