Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in World

World: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 65.85 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
65.85 %
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
4th
of 10 groups
All-time high
70.35 %
in 1961
All-time low
65.85 %
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

020406080196119922024

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

Analysis

World recorded 65.85 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in World peaked at 70.35 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 65.85 %, in 2024.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 70.21 % 70.13 % 70.35 % 9
1970s 69.81 % 69.34 % 70.07 % 10
1980s 68.79 % 68.47 % 69.31 % 10
1990s 68.7 % 68.49 % 68.84 % 10
2000s 68.24 % 67.62 % 68.82 % 10
2010s 66.91 % 66.38 % 67.51 % 10
2020s 65.95 % 65.85 % 66.12 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in World?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in World was 65.85 % 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 70.35 % in 1961.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 65.85 % in 2024.
How does World rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
World ranks 4th out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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.