Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Moldova
Moldova: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 10.06 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Moldova, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 10.06 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Moldova peaked at 11.86 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.44 %, in 2023.
Moldova ranks 142nd of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10.89 % | — |
| 1993 | 11.08 % | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 11.14 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 11.24 % | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 11.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11.3 % | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 11.37 % | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 11.62 % | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 11.71 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 11.86 % | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 11.71 % | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 11.68 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 11.07 % | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 10.95 % | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 10.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.85 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.76 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 10.75 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.72 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 10.68 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 10.64 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 10.61 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 10.55 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 10.49 % | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 10.41 % | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 10.37 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 10.34 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 10.28 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 10.28 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.25 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 9.44 % | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 10.06 % | +6.6% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 10.06 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.64 %, 86% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 10.06 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.39 %, 61% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.19 % | 10.89 % | 11.37 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.32 % | 10.76 % | 11.86 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.56 % | 10.34 % | 10.75 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.06 % | 9.44 % | 10.28 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 140 Timor-Leste 10.09 % compare
- 140 East Timor 10.09 % compare
- 142 Republic of Moldova 10.06 % compare
- 144 Montserrat 9.8 % compare
- 145 Latvia 9.71 % compare
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- 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 -0.0108 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Moldova?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Moldova was 10.06 % 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 11.86 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.44 % in 2023.
- How does Moldova rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Moldova ranks 142nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.