Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 5.4 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) recorded 5.4 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) peaked at 5.87 % in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5.08 %, in 2000.
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ranks 32nd of 36 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6 % | 5.12 % | 5.86 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.72 % | 5.58 % | 5.82 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.68 % | 5.54 % | 5.87 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.45 % | 5.22 % | 5.77 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.22 % | 5.08 % | 5.34 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.41 % | 5.32 % | 5.48 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4 % | 5.4 % | 5.4 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
- 29 Australia and New Zealand 42.88 % compare
- 30 Paraguay 42.38 % compare
- 31 Yemen 41.67 % compare
- 32 Andorra 41.55 % compare
- 33 Armenia 41.51 % compare
- 33 Côte d'Ivoire 41.51 % compare
- 35 South Sudan 40.78 % compare
More environment data for Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Cropland — Area 9,925 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 12.72 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 3.71 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 27.27 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 272,357 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 707,344 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 176,855 t (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 60.27 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 3,152 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was 5.4 % 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 Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.87 % in 1988.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.08 % in 2000.
- How does Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ranks 32nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 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.