Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 38.21 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Southern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 38.21 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Southern Europe peaked at 38.91 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 36.31 %, in 1992.
That places Southern Europe 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 37.35 % | — |
| 1962 | 37.18 % | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 36.96 % | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 37.07 % | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 36.81 % | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 37.27 % | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 37.03 % | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 36.99 % | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 36.8 % | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 36.92 % | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 37.61 % | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 37.56 % | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 37.61 % | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 37.5 % | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 37.4 % | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 37.2 % | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 37.39 % | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 37.29 % | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 37.24 % | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 37.2 % | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 37.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 37.16 % | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 36.79 % | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 36.68 % | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 36.9 % | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 36.8 % | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 36.84 % | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 36.82 % | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 37 % | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 37.05 % | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 36.62 % | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 36.31 % | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 37.02 % | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 37.55 % | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 38.23 % | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 37.81 % | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 37.85 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 38.4 % | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 38.46 % | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 38.01 % | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 38.29 % | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 38.73 % | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 38.47 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 38.5 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 38.91 % | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 38.74 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 38.66 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 38.77 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 38.91 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 38.68 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 38.71 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 37.32 % | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 38.47 % | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 37.25 % | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 37.18 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 36.89 % | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 36.87 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 36.84 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 37.33 % | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 37.08 % | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 37.22 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 37.27 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 38.69 % | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 38.21 % | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.05 % | 36.8 % | 37.35 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.37 % | 36.92 % | 37.61 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.94 % | 36.68 % | 37.2 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.53 % | 36.31 % | 38.46 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.6 % | 38.01 % | 38.91 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.55 % | 36.84 % | 38.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.69 % | 37.08 % | 38.69 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -8.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 339,745 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Southern Europe?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Southern Europe was 38.21 % 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 38.91 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.31 % in 1992.
- How does Southern Europe rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Southern Europe ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.