Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in United States
United States: 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, 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 stood at 29.17 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in United States peaked at 29.17 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.64 %, in 1997.
United States ranks 57th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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, 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% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 29.17 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.71 %, 3.0× the median. (69 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 54 Sierra Leone 30.48 % compare
- 55 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 30.33 % compare
- 56 Congo 29.28 % compare
- 58 Azerbaijan 29.12 % compare
- 59 Senegal 29.09 % compare
- 60 Mali 28.39 % compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1952 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in United States?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in United States 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.64 % in 1997.
- How does United States rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- United States ranks 57th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in United States?
- 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 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.