Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 16.36 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Southern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 16.36 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Southern Europe peaked at 23.87 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 16.36 %, in 2024.
That places Southern Europe 23rd out of 31 groups 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.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.87 % | — |
| 1962 | 23.73 % | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 23.54 % | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 23.48 % | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 23.2 % | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 23.43 % | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 23.34 % | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 23.24 % | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 23.19 % | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 23.13 % | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 22.96 % | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 22.84 % | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 22.75 % | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 22.62 % | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 22.49 % | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 22.24 % | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 22.37 % | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 22.32 % | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 22.26 % | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 22.2 % | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 22.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 22.15 % | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 21.72 % | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 21.61 % | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 21.7 % | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 21.6 % | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 21.61 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 21.54 % | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 21.69 % | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 21.63 % | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 21.08 % | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 20.48 % | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 20.77 % | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 21.05 % | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 21.18 % | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 20.89 % | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 20.78 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 21.11 % | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 21 % | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 20.39 % | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 20.35 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 20.48 % | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 20.16 % | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 20.09 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 20.24 % | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 19.34 % | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 19 % | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 19.26 % | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 19.07 % | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 18.93 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 18.59 % | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 17.82 % | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 18.3 % | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 17.26 % | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 17.17 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 16.89 % | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 16.87 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 16.69 % | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 17.17 % | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 16.81 % | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 16.87 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 16.74 % | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 16.45 % | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 16.36 % | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.45 % | 23.19 % | 23.87 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.6 % | 22.24 % | 23.13 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.8 % | 21.54 % | 22.2 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 21 % | 20.48 % | 21.63 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.84 % | 19 % | 20.48 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.57 % | 16.69 % | 18.93 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.65 % | 16.36 % | 16.87 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 20 Kyrgyzstan 46.85 % compare
- 21 Namibia 46.16 % compare
- 22 Palestine, State of 46.14 % compare
- 23 Afghanistan 46 % compare
- 24 Botswana 45.17 % compare
- 25 Mozambique 45.1 % compare
- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 43.72 % compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.7558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.8967 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -24.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Southern Europe?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Southern Europe was 16.36 % 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 23.87 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.36 % in 2024.
- How does Southern Europe rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Southern Europe ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.