Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area by country
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...
Countries reporting
237
Highest
93.17 %
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Lowest
0.03 %
Mayotte
Median
14.32 %
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
15,786
What the numbers show
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area is currently reported for 237 countries. The highest value is 93.17 % in Falkland Islands (Malvinas); the lowest is 0.03 % in Mayotte.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.32 %, and the mean is 19.93 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,106.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in British Virgin Islands (up 69.8%), and the largest decrease in Mayotte (down 96.9%).
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 93.17 % | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 2 | Turkmenistan | 80.75 % | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 79.55 % | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 4 | Uruguay | 74.74 % | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 5 | Lesotho | 73.68 % | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 6 | Djibouti | 73.34 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 7 | Faroe Islands | 70.07 % | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 8 | South Africa | 69.19 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Somalia | 68.54 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Mongolia | 68.09 % | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 67.82 % | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 12 | Madagascar | 64.1 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 58.85 % | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 14 | Eswatini | 58.14 % | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 15 | Eritrea | 57.12 % | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 16 | Sudan (former) | 49.34 % | 2011 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 17 | Sudan | 48.96 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 48.49 % | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 19 | Morocco | 47.05 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 46.85 % | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 21 | Namibia | 46.16 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Palestine | 46.14 % | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 22 | Palestine | 46.14 % | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 46 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Botswana | 45.17 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Mozambique | 45.1 % | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 27 | Syria | 44.46 % | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Syrian Arab Republic | 44.46 % | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 43.72 % | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 43.72 % | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 31 | Guinea | 43.55 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Australia | 43.17 % | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 33 | Australia and New Zealand | 42.88 % | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 34 | Paraguay | 42.38 % | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 35 | Yemen | 41.67 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Andorra | 41.55 % | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 37 | Armenia | 41.51 % | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.51 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Côte d'Ivoire | 41.51 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | South Sudan | 40.78 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Ethiopia PDR | 40.69 % | 1992 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 42 | Lebanon | 39.1 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 43 | Mexico | 38.09 % | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 44 | Mauritania | 38.08 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Zimbabwe | 37.54 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Kenya | 36.67 % | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 47 | Chad | 35.74 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | New Zealand | 34.55 % | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 49 | Angola | 32.37 % | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 50 | Colombia | 31.66 % | 2024 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 51 | North Macedonia | 31.48 % | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 31.19 % | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 53 | Tunisia | 30.61 % | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 54 | Sierra Leone | 30.48 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 30.33 % | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 56 | Congo | 29.28 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | United States | 29.17 % | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | 29.12 % | 2024 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 59 | Senegal | 29.09 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Mali | 28.39 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | China, mainland | 28.04 % | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 62 | China | 27.93 % | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 63 | Georgia | 27.92 % | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 64 | Isle of Man | 27.78 % | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 64 | Norfolk Island | 27.78 % | 2024 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 66 | Nigeria | 27.64 % | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 27.36 % | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 68 | Cuba | 27.35 % | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 69 | United Republic of Tanzania | 27.12 % | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 70 | Luxembourg | 27.09 % | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 71 | Switzerland | 26.99 % | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 72 | Zambia | 26.9 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Channel Islands | 25.85 % | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 74 | Yugoslav SFR | 24.92 % | 1991 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 23.83 % | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 76 | OECD | 22.99 % | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 77 | Uganda | 22.93 % | 2024 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 78 | Ghana | 22.79 % | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 79 | Niger | 22.72 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 80 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 22.57 % | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 81 | Portugal | 22.24 % | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 82 | Caribbean | 21.84 % | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 83 | Liechtenstein | 21.5 % | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 84 | Jamaica | 21.14 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 85 | Brazil | 20.74 % | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 86 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 20.68 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 20.67 % | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 88 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 20.54 % | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 89 | Tajikistan | 20.44 % | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 90 | Spain | 19.78 % | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 91 | Malawi | 19.62 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | France | 19.38 % | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 93 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 19.13 % | 1999 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 94 | Turkey | 18.99 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Türkiye | 18.99 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Slovenia | 18.91 % | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 97 | Western Sahara | 18.8 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Burundi | 18.63 % | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 99 | Togo | 18.39 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 100 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 18.17 % | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 101 | British Virgin Islands | 17.88 % | 2024 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 102 | Ethiopia | 17.82 % | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 103 | Haiti | 17.78 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Guatemala | 17.5 % | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 105 | Serbia and Montenegro | 17.33 % | 2005 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 106 | Montenegro | 17.04 % | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 107 | Romania | 16.98 % | 2024 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 108 | San Marino | 16.68 % | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 109 | Greece | 16.5 % | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 110 | Albania | 16.39 % | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 111 | Gambia | 15.4 % | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 112 | Belgium | 15.33 % | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 113 | Guadeloupe | 15.31 % | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 114 | El Salvador | 15.19 % | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 115 | Panama | 15.08 % | 2024 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 116 | Iceland | 15.05 % | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 117 | USSR | 14.89 % | 1991 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 118 | Guam | 14.79 % | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 119 | Austria | 14.32 % | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 120 | Peru | 14.14 % | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 121 | Algeria | 13.77 % | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 122 | Czechoslovakia | 13.58 % | 1992 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 123 | Martinique | 13.56 % | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 124 | Germany | 13.49 % | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 125 | Honduras | 13.08 % | 2024 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 126 | Ukraine | 13 % | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 127 | Bulgaria | 12.76 % | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 128 | Liberia | 12.7 % | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.69 % | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 130 | Czechia | 12.56 % | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 131 | Nepal | 12.52 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Italy | 12.02 % | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 133 | Chile | 11.84 % | 2024 | down 23.0% | flat |
| 134 | Argentina | 11.64 % | 2024 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 135 | Belarus | 11.48 % | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 136 | Ecuador | 11.13 % | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 137 | Bhutan | 10.83 % | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 138 | Puerto Rico | 10.38 % | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 138 | Slovakia | 10.38 % | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 140 | East Timor | 10.09 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Timor-Leste | 10.09 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | Moldova | 10.06 % | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 142 | Republic of Moldova | 10.06 % | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 144 | Montserrat | 9.8 % | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 145 | Latvia | 9.71 % | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 146 | Croatia | 9.58 % | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 147 | Fiji | 9.44 % | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 148 | New Caledonia | 9.38 % | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 149 | Iraq | 9.18 % | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 150 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.08 % | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 151 | Hungary | 8.7 % | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 152 | Poland | 8.53 % | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 153 | Cambodia | 8.5 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 154 | Lithuania | 8.44 % | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 155 | Jordan | 8.36 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 156 | Cayman Islands | 8.33 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8.03 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Comoros | 8.02 % | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 159 | Kuwait | 7.63 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Libya | 7.56 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 161 | Israel | 7.51 % | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 162 | Sri Lanka | 7.11 % | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 163 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.93 % | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 164 | Pakistan | 6.49 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Serbia | 6.41 % | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 166 | Estonia | 6.39 % | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 167 | Cabo Verde | 6.2 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Indonesia | 5.81 % | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 169 | Russia | 5.62 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Russian Federation | 5.62 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Tonga | 5.56 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Denmark | 5.55 % | 2024 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 173 | United States Virgin Islands | 5.54 % | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Rwanda | 5.24 % | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 175 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.14 % | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 176 | Philippines | 5.03 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 177 | Bahrain | 5 % | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 178 | Gabon | 4.96 % | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 179 | Benin | 4.88 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 180 | Central African Republic | 4.8 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 181 | Reunion | 4.67 % | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 181 | Réunion | 4.67 % | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 183 | Barbados | 4.64 % | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 184 | Bangladesh | 4.61 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 185 | Oman | 4.36 % | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 185 | Micronesia | 4.36 % | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 187 | Palau | 4.35 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 187 | Qatar | 4.35 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 189 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 4.28 % | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 190 | Cameroon | 4.23 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 191 | United Arab Emirates | 4.22 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Niue | 3.86 % | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 193 | Mauritius | 3.5 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 194 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.45 % | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Vanuatu | 3.45 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 196 | India | 3.43 % | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 197 | Maldives | 3.36 % | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 198 | Grenada | 2.91 % | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Guyana | 2.81 % | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 200 | Dominica | 2.66 % | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 201 | Laos | 2.61 % | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 201 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.61 % | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 203 | Samoa | 2.31 % | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Belize | 2.19 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 205 | Canada | 2.11 % | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 206 | Vietnam | 2.05 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 206 | Viet Nam | 2.05 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 208 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.79 % | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 209 | Polynesia | 1.69 % | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 210 | Pacific Islands Trust Territory | 1.64 % | 1990 | down 77.3% | falling |
| 211 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.21 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 212 | Sweden | 1.11 % | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 212 | Melanesia | 1.11 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 214 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.04 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 215 | Thailand | 1.03 % | 2024 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 216 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.95 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 217 | Malaysia | 0.86 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 218 | Japan | 0.85 % | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 219 | Myanmar | 0.73 % | 2024 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 220 | Brunei | 0.65 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 220 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.65 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 222 | Saint Lucia | 0.61 % | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 223 | Greenland | 0.59 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 224 | Republic of Korea | 0.57 % | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 225 | Norway | 0.48 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 226 | French Polynesia | 0.44 % | 2024 | down 74.4% | falling |
| 227 | Papua New Guinea | 0.42 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 227 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.42 % | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 229 | Solomon Islands | 0.41 % | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 230 | French Guiana | 0.27 % | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 231 | Cyprus | 0.22 % | 2024 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 232 | Bahamas | 0.2 % | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 233 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.18 % | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 234 | American Samoa | 0.17 % | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 235 | Suriname | 0.1 % | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 236 | Finland | 0.04 % | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 237 | Mayotte | 0.03 % | 2024 | down 96.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Asia 64.52 %
- Chagai 25.85 %
- Southern Africa 56.88 %
- Western Asia 47.73 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 40.94 %
- Oceania 40.22 %
- Eastern Africa 37.57 %
- Central America 33.93 %
- Eastern Asia 31.97 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa 31.93 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 31.82 %
- Asia 30.44 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 30.27 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 30.07 %
- United States of America 29.17 %
- Africa 29.15 %
- Western Africa 29.09 %
- World 23.5 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 21.88 %
- Northern Africa 21.38 %
- South America 20.18 %
- Americas 18.87 %
- Middle Africa 18.45 %
- Western Europe 17.36 %
- Southern Europe 16.36 %
- Northern America 15.57 %
- European Union (27) 13.16 %
- Southern Asia 12.19 %
- Northern Europe 10.92 %
- Europe 7.72 %
- Eastern Europe 6.23 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 5.4 %
- South-Eastern Asia 3.77 %
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.