Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Caribbean

Caribbean: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 21.84 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
21.84 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
76th
of 220 countries
All-time high
23.7 %
in 1988
All-time low
18.64 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Caribbean, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Caribbean stood at 21.84 %.

That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Caribbean peaked at 23.7 % in 1988 and was at its lowest, 18.64 %, in 1961.

That places Caribbean 76th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 21.16 % 18.64 % 22.55 % 9
1970s 21.76 % 20.94 % 22.32 % 10
1980s 22.64 % 21.84 % 23.7 % 10
1990s 21.36 % 20.21 % 23.14 % 10
2000s 20.22 % 19.6 % 20.76 % 10
2010s 21.33 % 20.74 % 21.84 % 10
2020s 21.84 % 21.84 % 21.84 % 5

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 73 Niger 22.72 % compare
  2. 74 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 22.57 % compare
  3. 75 Portugal 22.24 % compare
  4. 77 Liechtenstein 21.5 % compare
  5. 78 Jamaica 21.14 % compare
  6. 79 Brazil 20.74 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Caribbean?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Caribbean was 21.84 % 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 Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 23.7 % in 1988.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 18.64 % in 1961.
How does Caribbean rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
Caribbean ranks 76th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Caribbean 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
Last refreshed

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.