Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 37.57 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Eastern Africa stood at 37.57 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Eastern Africa peaked at 39.42 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 36.57 %, in 1993.
That places Eastern Africa 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.96 % | 38.95 % | 38.98 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 39.12 % | 38.96 % | 39.15 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.28 % | 39.14 % | 39.3 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.69 % | 36.57 % | 39.42 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.46 % | 37.1 % | 38 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.53 % | 37.17 % | 37.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.58 % | 37.57 % | 37.64 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.69 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -0.5287 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Eastern Africa?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Eastern Africa was 37.57 % 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 39.42 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.57 % in 1993.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.