Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in OECD

OECD: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 22.99 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
22.99 %
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
70th
of 220 countries
All-time high
28.1 %
in 1968
All-time low
22.4 %
in 2016
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in OECD, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in OECD stood at 22.99 %.

The figure is down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in OECD peaked at 28.1 % in 1968 and was at its lowest, 22.4 %, in 2016.

That places OECD 70th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27.64 % 27.49 % 28.1 % 9
1970s 27.46 % 27.09 % 27.63 % 10
1980s 26.71 % 26.31 % 27.12 % 10
1990s 25.98 % 25.51 % 26.26 % 10
2000s 24.62 % 23.72 % 25.56 % 10
2010s 23.2 % 22.4 % 24.03 % 10
2020s 22.96 % 22.74 % 23.04 % 5

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 67 Channel Islands 25.85 % compare
  2. 68 Yugoslav SFR 24.92 % compare
  3. 69 Dominican Republic 23.83 % compare
  4. 71 Uganda 22.93 % compare
  5. 72 Ghana 22.79 % compare
  6. 73 Niger 22.72 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in OECD?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in OECD was 22.99 % 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 OECD?
The highest recorded value was 28.1 % in 1968.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 22.4 % in 2016.
How does OECD rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
OECD ranks 70th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this OECD 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

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.