Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Americas

Americas: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 18.87 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
18.87 %
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
22nd
of 36 groups
All-time high
20.43 %
in 1986
All-time low
18.78 %
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Americas, 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 land area in Americas is 18.87 %, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Americas peaked at 20.43 % in 1986 and was at its lowest, 18.78 %, in 2022.

That places Americas 22nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.59 % 19.55 % 19.62 % 9
1970s 19.87 % 19.65 % 20.06 % 10
1980s 20.32 % 20.09 % 20.43 % 10
1990s 20.35 % 20.25 % 20.43 % 10
2000s 20.21 % 20.17 % 20.24 % 10
2010s 20.17 % 19.65 % 20.34 % 10
2020s 18.93 % 18.78 % 19.23 % 5

Countries ranked near Americas

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Americas?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Americas was 18.87 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 20.43 % in 1986.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 18.78 % in 2022.
How does Americas rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
Americas ranks 22nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Americas 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 Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
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.