Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Kenya
Kenya: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 36.67 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 36.67 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Kenya peaked at 37.42 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 36.67 %, in 2020.
That places Kenya 46th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 37.42 % | — |
| 1962 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 37.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 37.3 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 37.17 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 37.04 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 36.92 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 36.79 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 36.67 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 36.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 36.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 36.67 % | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 36.67 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.84 %, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 36.67 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.74 %, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.42 % | 37.42 % | 37.42 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.42 % | 37.42 % | 37.42 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.42 % | 37.42 % | 37.42 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.42 % | 37.42 % | 37.42 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.42 % | 37.42 % | 37.42 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.23 % | 36.79 % | 37.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.67 % | 36.67 % | 36.67 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Kenya?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Kenya was 36.67 % 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 37.42 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.67 % in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Kenya ranks 46th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya 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.