Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 63.17 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
63.17 %
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
80th
of 204 countries
All-time high
66.37 %
in 2001
All-time low
61.13 %
in 1985
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 63.17 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 66.37 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 61.13 %, in 1985.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 80th of 204 countries 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 63.16 %
1962 62.83 % -0.5%
1963 62.53 % -0.5%
1964 62.1 % -0.7%
1965 61.97 % -0.2%
1966 61.98 % +0.0%
1967 62.07 % +0.1%
1968 62 % -0.1%
1969 62.53 % +0.9%
1970 61.81 % -1.2%
1971 61.65 % -0.3%
1972 61.51 % -0.2%
1973 61.68 % +0.3%
1974 61.62 % -0.1%
1975 62.58 % +1.6%
1976 62.44 % -0.2%
1977 62.14 % -0.5%
1978 62.04 % -0.2%
1979 62.56 % +0.8%
1980 62.12 % -0.7%
1981 61.89 % -0.4%
1982 61.79 % -0.2%
1983 61.74 % -0.1%
1984 61.6 % -0.2%
1985 61.13 % -0.8%
1986 61.35 % +0.4%
1987 61.34 % -0.0%
1988 62.25 % +1.5%
1989 63.02 % +1.2%
1990 63.27 % +0.4%
1991 63.44 % +0.3%
1992 63.38 % -0.1%
1993 64.91 % +2.4%
1994 65.7 % +1.2%
1995 65.52 % -0.3%
1996 64.82 % -1.1%
1997 63.46 % -2.1%
1998 64 % +0.9%
1999 65.34 % +2.1%
2000 65.06 % -0.4%
2001 66.37 % +2.0%
2002 65.62 % -1.1%
2003 66.34 % +1.1%
2004 65.59 % -1.1%
2005 65.94 % +0.5%
2006 65.58 % -0.5%
2007 65.26 % -0.5%
2008 65.78 % +0.8%
2009 64.84 % -1.4%
2010 65.07 % +0.4%
2011 64.42 % -1.0%
2012 63.58 % -1.3%
2013 63.42 % -0.3%
2014 63.57 % +0.2%
2015 64.64 % +1.7%
2016 65 % +0.6%
2017 64.9 % -0.2%
2018 64.94 % +0.1%
2019 65.01 % +0.1%
2020 65.1 % +0.1%
2021 64.82 % -0.4%
2022 65.06 % +0.4%
2023 64.22 % -1.3%
2024 63.17 % -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 62.35 % 61.97 % 63.16 % 9
1970s 62 % 61.51 % 62.58 % 10
1980s 61.82 % 61.13 % 63.02 % 10
1990s 64.38 % 63.27 % 65.7 % 10
2000s 65.64 % 64.84 % 66.37 % 10
2010s 64.45 % 63.42 % 65.07 % 10
2020s 64.47 % 63.17 % 65.1 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 63.17 % 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 66.37 % in 2001.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 61.13 % in 1985.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 80th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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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.