Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Jordan
Jordan: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 8.36 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 8.36 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Jordan peaked at 8.96 % in 1983 and was at its lowest, 8.36 %, in 2009.
Jordan ranks 146th of 220 countries 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 | 8.95 % | 8.95 % | 8.95 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.95 % | 8.95 % | 8.95 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.96 % | 8.95 % | 8.96 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.96 % | 8.96 % | 8.96 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.46 % | 8.36 % | 8.96 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.36 % | 8.36 % | 8.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.36 % | 8.36 % | 8.36 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More environment data for Jordan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 32.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 91.24 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 52 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.25 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 742 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 8.25 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 84.77 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 19.57 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 201 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.02 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Jordan?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Jordan was 8.36 % 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.96 % in 1983.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.36 % in 2009.
- How does Jordan rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Jordan ranks 146th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.