Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in United States of America
United States of America: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 29.17 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in United States of America, 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 States of America stood at 29.17 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in United States of America peaked at 29.17 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.64 %, in 1997.
United States of America ranks 13th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28.93 % | — |
| 1962 | 28.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 28.39 % | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 28.3 % | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 28.11 % | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 27.92 % | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 27.73 % | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 27.54 % | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 27.36 % | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 27.17 % | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 26.98 % | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 26.79 % | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 26.6 % | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 26.42 % | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 26.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 26.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 26.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 25.94 % | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 25.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 25.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 25.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 26.38 % | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 26.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 26.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 26.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 26.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 26.11 % | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 26.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 26.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 26.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 26.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 26.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 25.99 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 25.88 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 25.77 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 25.66 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 25.64 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 25.69 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 25.75 % | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 25.79 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 25.85 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 25.91 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 26.15 % | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 26.39 % | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 26.63 % | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 26.87 % | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 27.11 % | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 27.52 % | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 27.89 % | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 28.26 % | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 28.63 % | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 29 % | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 29.03 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 29.07 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 29.1 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 29.13 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 29.17 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 29.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.17 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.13 % | 27.36 % | 28.93 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.51 % | 25.94 % | 27.17 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.21 % | 25.94 % | 26.38 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.87 % | 25.64 % | 26.12 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.61 % | 25.79 % | 27.89 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.97 % | 28.26 % | 29.17 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.17 % | 29.17 % | 29.17 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in United States of America?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in United States of America was 29.17 % 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 States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 29.17 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.64 % in 1997.
- How does United States of America rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- United States of America ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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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.