Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 56.88 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 56.88 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Southern Africa peaked at 58.97 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 55.94 %, in 1984.
That places Southern Africa 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 58.97 % | — |
| 1962 | 58.5 % | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 58.05 % | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 57.56 % | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 57.1 % | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 57.03 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 56.91 % | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 56.82 % | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 56.73 % | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 56.64 % | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 56.54 % | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 56.45 % | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 56.36 % | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 56.27 % | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 56.1 % | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 56.03 % | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 56.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 56.01 % | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 55.99 % | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 55.96 % | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 55.97 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 55.96 % | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 55.96 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 55.94 % | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 55.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 56.02 % | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 56.12 % | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 56.18 % | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 56.28 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 56.35 % | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 56.46 % | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 56.53 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 56.61 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 56.72 % | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 56.8 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 56.87 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 56.87 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56.87 % | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 56.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 56.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56.91 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 56.88 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 56.88 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.52 % | 56.73 % | 58.97 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.24 % | 55.99 % | 56.64 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.03 % | 55.94 % | 56.28 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.7 % | 56.35 % | 56.88 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.88 % | 56.88 % | 56.88 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.88 % | 56.87 % | 56.88 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.88 % | 56.87 % | 56.91 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 1 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 93.17 % compare
- 2 Turkmenistan 80.75 % compare
- 3 Saudi Arabia 79.55 % compare
- 4 Uruguay 74.74 % compare
- 5 Lesotho 73.68 % compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 35,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Southern Africa?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Southern Africa was 56.88 % 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 58.97 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.94 % in 1984.
- How does Southern Africa rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Southern Africa ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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.