Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Western Asia

Western Asia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 83.38 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
83.38 %
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
4th
of 31 groups
All-time high
83.99 %
in 2011
All-time low
74.69 %
in 1979
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Western Asia, 1961–2024

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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 Western Asia is 83.38 %, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Western Asia peaked at 83.99 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 74.69 %, in 1979.

Western Asia ranks 4th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Western Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 76.82 %
1962 76.67 % -0.2%
1963 76.23 % -0.6%
1964 76.1 % -0.2%
1965 75.98 % -0.2%
1966 76.02 % +0.1%
1967 76.03 % +0.0%
1968 75.97 % -0.1%
1969 75.43 % -0.7%
1970 75.53 % +0.1%
1971 75.39 % -0.2%
1972 75.06 % -0.4%
1973 75.1 % +0.1%
1974 75.12 % +0.0%
1975 75.5 % +0.5%
1976 75.35 % -0.2%
1977 75.28 % -0.1%
1978 75.1 % -0.2%
1979 74.69 % -0.5%
1980 74.82 % +0.2%
1981 74.74 % -0.1%
1982 75.29 % +0.7%
1983 75.5 % +0.3%
1984 75.79 % +0.4%
1985 76.35 % +0.7%
1986 76.94 % +0.8%
1987 77.32 % +0.5%
1988 77.9 % +0.8%
1989 78.45 % +0.7%
1990 78.89 % +0.6%
1991 78.74 % -0.2%
1992 78.06 % -0.9%
1993 78.56 % +0.6%
1994 79.3 % +0.9%
1995 80.19 % +1.1%
1996 80.82 % +0.8%
1997 81.5 % +0.8%
1998 82.1 % +0.7%
1999 82.66 % +0.7%
2000 82.86 % +0.2%
2001 82.89 % +0.0%
2002 82.76 % -0.2%
2003 82.97 % +0.3%
2004 82.92 % -0.1%
2005 82.9 % -0.0%
2006 83.04 % +0.2%
2007 83.27 % +0.3%
2008 83.73 % +0.6%
2009 83.96 % +0.3%
2010 83.82 % -0.2%
2011 83.99 % +0.2%
2012 83.89 % -0.1%
2013 83.76 % -0.2%
2014 83.65 % -0.1%
2015 83.65 % +0.0%
2016 83.71 % +0.1%
2017 83.74 % +0.0%
2018 83.78 % +0.0%
2019 83.78 % +0.0%
2020 83.78 % +0.0%
2021 83.71 % -0.1%
2022 83.63 % -0.1%
2023 83.47 % -0.2%
2024 83.38 % -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 76.14 % 75.43 % 76.82 % 9
1970s 75.21 % 74.69 % 75.53 % 10
1980s 76.31 % 74.74 % 78.45 % 10
1990s 80.08 % 78.06 % 82.66 % 10
2000s 83.13 % 82.76 % 83.96 % 10
2010s 83.78 % 83.65 % 83.99 % 10
2020s 83.59 % 83.38 % 83.78 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Western Asia?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Western Asia was 83.38 % 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 Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 83.99 % in 2011.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 74.69 % in 1979.
How does Western Asia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
Western Asia ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Asia 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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