Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 13.16 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in European Union (27), 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 European Union (27) stood at 13.16 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in European Union (27) peaked at 17.76 % in 1969 and was at its lowest, 13.16 %, in 2024.
European Union (27) ranks 25th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 European Union (27), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.45 % | — |
| 1962 | 17.47 % | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 17.44 % | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 17.49 % | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 17.51 % | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 17.68 % | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 17.74 % | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 17.73 % | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 17.76 % | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 17.55 % | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 17.64 % | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 17.59 % | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 17.54 % | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 17.42 % | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 17.32 % | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 17.25 % | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 17.21 % | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 17.14 % | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 17.07 % | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 16.99 % | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 16.94 % | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 16.91 % | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 16.71 % | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 16.6 % | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 16.53 % | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 16.44 % | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 16.36 % | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 16.28 % | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 16.38 % | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 16.24 % | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 15.89 % | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 15.59 % | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 15.54 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 15.63 % | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 15.66 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 15.52 % | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 15.36 % | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 15.45 % | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 15.43 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 15.15 % | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 15.22 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 15.06 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 14.85 % | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 14.69 % | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 14.76 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 14.56 % | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 14.43 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 14.47 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 14.28 % | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 14.14 % | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 14.01 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 13.65 % | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 13.78 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 13.38 % | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 13.39 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 13.29 % | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.27 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 13.24 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 13.42 % | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 13.41 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 13.34 % | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 13.3 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 13.2 % | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 13.16 % | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.59 % | 17.44 % | 17.76 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.37 % | 17.07 % | 17.64 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.61 % | 16.28 % | 16.99 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.63 % | 15.36 % | 16.24 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.75 % | 14.28 % | 15.22 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.56 % | 13.24 % | 14.14 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.28 % | 13.16 % | 13.41 % | 5 |
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- 22 Palestine, State of 46.14 % compare
- 23 Afghanistan 46 % compare
- 24 Botswana 45.17 % compare
- 25 Mozambique 45.1 % compare
- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 43.72 % compare
- 27 Guinea 43.55 % compare
- 28 Australia 43.17 % compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 22.12 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in European Union (27)?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in European Union (27) was 13.16 % 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.76 % in 1969.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.16 % in 2024.
- How does European Union (27) rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- European Union (27) ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.