Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Isle of Man
Isle of Man: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 27.78 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Isle of Man, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Isle of Man recorded 27.78 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Isle of Man peaked at 49.65 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.16 %, in 1961.
Isle of Man ranks 64th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Isle of Man, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.16 % | — |
| 1962 | 13.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 13.16 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 13.33 % | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 13.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 13.68 % | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 14.04 % | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 14.74 % | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 15.79 % | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 17.19 % | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 18.25 % | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 19.3 % | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 20.35 % | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 20.53 % | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 21.58 % | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 21.93 % | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 22.28 % | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 22.63 % | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 22.81 % | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 23.16 % | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 24.21 % | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 25.44 % | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 26.49 % | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 27.54 % | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 28.6 % | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 29.82 % | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 30.88 % | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 31.93 % | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 32.98 % | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 34.21 % | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 35.26 % | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 36.32 % | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 37.37 % | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 38.6 % | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 39.65 % | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 40.7 % | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 41.75 % | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 42.98 % | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 44.04 % | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 45.09 % | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 46.14 % | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 47.19 % | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 49.47 % | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 48.6 % | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 49.65 % | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 25.26 % | -49.1% |
| 2007 | 25.61 % | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 29.82 % | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 31.23 % | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 31.58 % | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 30.95 % | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 29.65 % | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 29.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29.47 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 30.18 % | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 30.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28.42 % | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 28.6 % | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 28.07 % | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 29.12 % | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 27.87 % | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 27.78 % | -0.3% |
Isle of Man compared with similar countries
- Isle of Man's 27.78 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.71 %, 2.9× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Isle of Man's 27.78 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.39 %, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Isle of Man changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -49.1% | 49.65 % | 25.26 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.82 % | 13.16 % | 15.79 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.68 % | 17.19 % | 22.81 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.11 % | 23.16 % | 32.98 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.09 % | 34.21 % | 44.04 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.81 % | 25.26 % | 49.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.04 % | 28.42 % | 31.58 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.29 % | 27.78 % | 29.12 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Isle of Man
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.438 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 68.27 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.28 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 40.48 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 59.3 % (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 39.08 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Isle of Man?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Isle of Man was 27.78 % 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 Isle of Man?
- The highest recorded value was 49.65 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Isle of Man?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.16 % in 1961.
- How does Isle of Man rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Isle of Man ranks 64th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Isle of Man?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Isle of Man 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.