Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 6.23 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Eastern Europe, 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 Eastern Europe is 6.23 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Eastern Europe peaked at 14.96 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.18 %, in 1995.
Eastern Europe ranks 32nd of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.08 % | 13.81 % | 14.39 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.57 % | 14.39 % | 14.69 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.84 % | 14.71 % | 14.95 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.99 % | 6.18 % | 14.96 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.42 % | 6.39 % | 6.44 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.34 % | 6.3 % | 6.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.25 % | 6.23 % | 6.28 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Eastern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.81 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 339.05 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 89.12 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 249.93 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 13.20 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 554,020 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 5.69 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Eastern Europe?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Eastern Europe was 6.23 % 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 14.96 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.18 % in 1995.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Eastern Europe ranks 32nd out of 44 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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.