Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 43.72 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in United Kingdom, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in United Kingdom stood at 43.72 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in United Kingdom peaked at 51.69 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 43.72 %, in 2024.
That places United Kingdom 29th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 51.69 % | — |
| 1962 | 51.37 % | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 51.04 % | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 50.57 % | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 50.17 % | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 50.09 % | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 50.17 % | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 49.78 % | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 50.09 % | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 48.15 % | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 48.02 % | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 47.68 % | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 47.67 % | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 47.47 % | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 48.07 % | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 47.92 % | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 47.49 % | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 47.39 % | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 47.71 % | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 47.42 % | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 46.86 % | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 46.69 % | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 46.48 % | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 46.34 % | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 45.91 % | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 45.97 % | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 45.93 % | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 47.41 % | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 47.68 % | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 47.6 % | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 47.58 % | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 47.34 % | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 47.05 % | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 47.27 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 47.06 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 46.87 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 46.13 % | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 46.34 % | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 46.51 % | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 45.62 % | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 46.51 % | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 46.05 % | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 46.49 % | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 46.22 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 46.21 % | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 48.36 % | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 47.6 % | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 48.08 % | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 46.43 % | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 46.33 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 45.7 % | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 45.15 % | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 45.22 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 45.28 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 45.79 % | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 46.61 % | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 46.85 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 46.57 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 47.08 % | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 46.44 % | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 46.13 % | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 46.83 % | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 45.15 % | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 43.72 % | -3.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 43.72 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.71 %, 4.5× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 43.72 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.39 %, 2.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.55 % | 49.78 % | 51.69 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.76 % | 47.39 % | 48.15 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.67 % | 45.91 % | 47.68 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.98 % | 46.13 % | 47.6 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.76 % | 45.62 % | 48.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.06 % | 45.15 % | 47.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.65 % | 43.72 % | 46.83 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 26 Mozambique 45.1 % compare
- 27 Syrian Arab Republic 44.46 % compare
- 27 Syria 44.46 % compare
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 43.72 % compare
- 31 Guinea 43.55 % compare
- 32 Australia 43.17 % compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.8735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in United Kingdom?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in United Kingdom was 43.72 % 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 51.69 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.72 % in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- United Kingdom ranks 29th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.