Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 30.07 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 30.07 %, measured 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 30.2 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 29.14 %, in 1968.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 14th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.15 % | 29.14 % | 29.16 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.18 % | 29.14 % | 29.19 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.45 % | 29.2 % | 29.9 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.63 % | 29.2 % | 30.01 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.12 % | 29.94 % | 30.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.09 % | 30.02 % | 30.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.07 % | 30.06 % | 30.09 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 11 Madagascar 64.1 % compare
- 12 Ireland 58.85 % compare
- 13 Eswatini 58.14 % compare
- 14 Eritrea 57.12 % compare
- 15 Sudan (former) 49.34 % compare
- 16 Sudan 48.96 % compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 48.49 % compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 16.03 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.80 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 73,248 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 3.19 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.07 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 611,868 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.57 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 30.07 % 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.14 % in 1968.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 14th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.