Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Northern America
Northern America: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 59.68 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Northern America, 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 Northern America stood at 59.68 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Northern America peaked at 59.68 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.77 %, in 1981.
Northern America ranks 19th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 56.98 % | — |
| 1962 | 57.35 % | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 56.62 % | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 56.71 % | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 56.69 % | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 56.33 % | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 55.98 % | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 55.56 % | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 55.23 % | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 54.43 % | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 54.31 % | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 54.2 % | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 54.07 % | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 53.95 % | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 53.93 % | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 53.91 % | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 53.82 % | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 53.05 % | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 52.95 % | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 52.86 % | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 52.77 % | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 53.2 % | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 53.15 % | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 53.1 % | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 53.05 % | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 53 % | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 53.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 53.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 53.06 % | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 53.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 53.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 53.28 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 53.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 53.29 % | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 53.2 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 53.42 % | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 53.54 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 53.69 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 53.88 % | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 53.94 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 53.99 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 54.46 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 54.99 % | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 55.51 % | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 56.04 % | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 56.48 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 56.98 % | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 57.48 % | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 57.98 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 58.47 % | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 58.96 % | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 59.37 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 59.28 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 59.2 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 59.11 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 59.02 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 58.97 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 59.08 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 59.21 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 59.39 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 59.51 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 59.64 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 59.67 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 59.68 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.38 % | 55.23 % | 57.35 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 53.86 % | 52.95 % | 54.43 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.02 % | 52.77 % | 53.2 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.38 % | 53.08 % | 53.88 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.79 % | 53.94 % | 57.98 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.07 % | 58.47 % | 59.37 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.58 % | 59.39 % | 59.68 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 16 Congo 93.87 % compare
- 17 New Zealand 93.85 % compare
- 18 Yemen 93.81 % compare
- 19 Iceland 92.61 % compare
- 20 Montenegro 92.33 % compare
- 21 Australia and New Zealand 91.36 % compare
- 22 Australia 91.29 % compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Northern America?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Northern America was 59.68 % 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 59.68 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.77 % in 1981.
- How does Northern America rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Northern America ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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.