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 31st of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.12 % | — |
| 1962 | 5.29 % | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 5.4 % | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 5.86 % | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 5.81 % | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 5.85 % | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 5.8 % | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 5.69 % | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 5.59 % | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 5.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.74 % | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 5.82 % | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 5.77 % | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 5.81 % | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 5.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.8 % | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 5.69 % | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 5.58 % | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 5.62 % | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 5.57 % | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 5.61 % | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 5.61 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5.54 % | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 5.57 % | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 5.7 % | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 5.86 % | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 5.87 % | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 5.83 % | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 5.77 % | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 5.74 % | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 5.59 % | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 5.43 % | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 5.36 % | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 5.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.44 % | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 5.33 % | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 5.29 % | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 5.22 % | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 5.08 % | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 5.14 % | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 5.17 % | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 5.2 % | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 5.13 % | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 5.25 % | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.26 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.32 % | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 5.33 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.34 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.32 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.33 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.48 % | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 5.43 % | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.41 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.42 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.41 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.47 % | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.4 % | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.4 % | +0.0% |
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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 43.72 % compare
- 29 United Kingdom 43.72 % compare
- 31 Guinea 43.55 % compare
- 32 Australia 43.17 % compare
- 33 Australia and New Zealand 42.88 % compare
- 34 Paraguay 42.38 % compare
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.86 g/Int$ (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 60.27 % (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 31st out of 32 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.