Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in South America
South America: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 70.86 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
South America recorded 70.86 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in South America peaked at 83.76 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 70.86 %, in 2024.
South America ranks 14th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in South America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 83.76 % | — |
| 1962 | 83.62 % | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 83.42 % | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 83.31 % | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 83.2 % | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 82.96 % | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 82.79 % | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 82.48 % | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 82.42 % | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 82.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 82.35 % | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 82.13 % | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 81.97 % | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 81.83 % | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 81.7 % | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 81.26 % | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 80.84 % | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 80.39 % | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 79.97 % | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 79.54 % | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 79.44 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 79.32 % | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 79.2 % | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 79.08 % | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 78.91 % | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 79.05 % | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 79.22 % | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 79.37 % | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 79.58 % | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 79.78 % | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 79.96 % | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 80.14 % | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 80.32 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 80.46 % | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 80.68 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 80.56 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 80.32 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 80.1 % | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 79.92 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 79.66 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 79.44 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 79.34 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.82 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 78.31 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 77.79 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 77.32 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 76.98 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 76.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 76.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 76.37 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 76.06 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 75.87 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.81 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.52 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 75.22 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 75.12 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.88 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.58 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 73.52 % | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 72.34 % | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 70.99 % | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 70.93 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 71.06 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 70.86 % | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.11 % | 82.42 % | 83.76 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 81.49 % | 79.97 % | 82.42 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.27 % | 78.91 % | 79.58 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.22 % | 79.78 % | 80.68 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.16 % | 76.98 % | 79.66 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.3 % | 73.52 % | 76.37 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.24 % | 70.86 % | 72.34 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 11 Namibia 97.91 % compare
- 12 Somalia 97.44 % compare
- 13 Saudi Arabia 97.39 % compare
- 14 Turkmenistan 95.76 % compare
- 15 New Caledonia 95.74 % compare
- 16 Congo 93.87 % compare
- 17 New Zealand 93.85 % compare
More environment data for South America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 107,789 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -23.86 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in South America?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in South America was 70.86 % 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 83.76 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.86 % in 2024.
- How does South America rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- South America ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South 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.