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Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in USSR

USSR: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 14.89 % in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
14.89 %
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
110th
of 220 countries
All-time high
14.93 %
in 1990
All-time low
13.78 %
in 1961
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in USSR, 1961–1991

0510151961197619911961: 13.8 %1962: 13.8 %1963: 13.9 %1964: 13.9 %1965: 14.1 %1966: 14.1 %1967: 14.2 %1968: 14.3 %1969: 14.4 %1970: 14.3 %1971: 14.4 %1972: 14.4 %1973: 14.6 %1974: 14.6 %1975: 14.5 %1976: 14.6 %1977: 14.7 %1978: 14.7 %1979: 14.7 %1980: 14.7 %1981: 14.7 %1982: 14.8 %1983: 14.8 %1984: 14.8 %1985: 14.9 %1986: 14.9 %1987: 14.8 %1988: 14.8 %1989: 14.9 %1990: 14.9 %1991: 14.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 1991, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in USSR stood at 14.89 %.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in USSR peaked at 14.93 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.78 %, in 1961.

That places USSR 110th out of 220 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.05 % 13.78 % 14.36 % 9
1970s 14.54 % 14.35 % 14.65 % 10
1980s 14.81 % 14.68 % 14.92 % 10
1990s 14.91 % 14.89 % 14.93 % 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in USSR?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in USSR was 14.89 % in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 14.93 % in 1990.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 13.78 % in 1961.
How does USSR rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
USSR ranks 110th out of 220 countries with data for 1991.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this USSR 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

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.