Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 17.82 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
17.82 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 220 countries
All-time high
20 %
in 1993
All-time low
17.81 %
in 2004
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Ethiopia, 1993–2024

051015201993200820241993: 20 %1994: 20 %1995: 20 %1996: 20 %1997: 20 %1998: 20 %1999: 20 %2000: 20 %2001: 20 %2002: 20 %2003: 20 %2004: 17.8 %2005: 17.8 %2006: 17.8 %2007: 17.8 %2008: 17.8 %2009: 17.8 %2010: 17.8 %2011: 17.8 %2012: 17.8 %2013: 17.8 %2014: 17.8 %2015: 17.8 %2016: 17.8 %2017: 17.8 %2018: 17.8 %2019: 17.8 %2020: 17.8 %2021: 17.8 %2022: 17.8 %2023: 17.8 %2024: 17.8 %

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

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 17.82 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Ethiopia peaked at 20 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 17.81 %, in 2004.

Ethiopia ranks 95th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20 % 20 % 20 % 7
2000s 18.69 % 17.81 % 20 % 10
2010s 17.81 % 17.81 % 17.81 % 10
2020s 17.82 % 17.81 % 17.82 % 5

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  6. 98 Serbia and Montenegro 17.33 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Ethiopia?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Ethiopia was 17.82 % 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 Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 20 % in 1993.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 17.81 % in 2004.
How does Ethiopia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
Ethiopia ranks 95th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.