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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in World, 1961–2024
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.
That places World 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70.35 % | — |
| 1962 | 70.32 % | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 70.23 % | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 70.22 % | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 70.21 % | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 70.18 % | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 70.13 % | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 70.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 70.13 % | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 69.95 % | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 70.07 % | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 70 % | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 69.98 % | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 69.96 % | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 69.95 % | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 69.78 % | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 69.64 % | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 69.46 % | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 69.34 % | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 69.31 % | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 69.22 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 69.06 % | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 68.94 % | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 68.73 % | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 68.58 % | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 68.47 % | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 68.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 68.55 % | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 68.59 % | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 68.56 % | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 68.49 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 68.78 % | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 68.61 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 68.73 % | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 68.7 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 68.74 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 68.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 68.84 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 68.76 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 68.82 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 68.79 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 68.76 % | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 68.52 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 68.11 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 68.04 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 68.03 % | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 67.92 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 67.8 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 67.62 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 67.51 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 67.45 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 67.3 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 67.12 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 66.99 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 66.68 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 66.58 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 66.67 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 66.47 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 66.38 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 66.12 % | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 65.96 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 65.92 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 65.91 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.85 % | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near World
- 15 New Caledonia 95.74 % compare
- 16 Congo 93.87 % compare
- 17 New Zealand 93.85 % compare
- 18 Yemen 93.81 % compare
- 19 Iceland 92.61 % compare
- 20 Montenegro 92.33 % compare
- 21 Australia and New Zealand 91.36 % compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
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 18th out of 32 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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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.