Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Cyprus
Cyprus: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 0.22 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Cyprus, 1961–2024
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 Cyprus is 0.22 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Cyprus peaked at 0.58 % in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.11 %, in 2001.
That places Cyprus 231st out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.54 % | — |
| 1962 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.58 % | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.43 % | -25.9% |
| 1975 | 0.35 % | -18.6% |
| 1976 | 0.37 % | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.39 % | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.41 % | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.43 % | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.54 % | +25.6% |
| 1986 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.43 % | -20.4% |
| 1991 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.22 % | -48.8% |
| 1995 | 0.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.13 % | -40.9% |
| 1997 | 0.12 % | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.11 % | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.21 % | +90.9% |
| 2008 | 0.15 % | -28.6% |
| 2009 | 0.47 % | +213.3% |
| 2010 | 0.22 % | -53.2% |
| 2011 | 0.26 % | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 0.28 % | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.19 % | -32.1% |
| 2014 | 0.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.21 % | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.15 % | -28.6% |
| 2017 | 0.18 % | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.17 % | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.24 % | +41.2% |
| 2021 | 0.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.23 % | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.22 % | -4.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.22 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.71 %, 2% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.22 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.39 %, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.54 % | 0.54 % | 0.54 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.458 % | 0.35 % | 0.58 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.485 % | 0.43 % | 0.54 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.265 % | 0.12 % | 0.43 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.161 % | 0.11 % | 0.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.202 % | 0.15 % | 0.28 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.232 % | 0.22 % | 0.24 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 229 Solomon Islands 0.41 % compare
- 230 French Guiana 0.27 % compare
- 232 Bahamas 0.2 % compare
- 233 Equatorial Guinea 0.18 % compare
- 234 American Samoa 0.17 % compare
More environment data for Cyprus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.462 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.8 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % 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 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Cyprus?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Cyprus was 0.22 % 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.58 % in 1973.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 % in 2001.
- How does Cyprus rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Cyprus ranks 231st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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
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.