Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Western Europe
Western Europe: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 17.36 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Western Europe, 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 Western Europe stood at 17.36 %.
That represents a change of up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Western Europe peaked at 23.93 % in 1967 and was at its lowest, 16.32 %, in 2017.
Western Europe ranks 22nd of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.55 % | 23.17 % | 23.93 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.85 % | 21.93 % | 23.63 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.08 % | 20.36 % | 21.78 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.04 % | 18.32 % | 20.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.52 % | 17.05 % | 18.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.58 % | 16.32 % | 16.83 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.39 % | 17.36 % | 17.44 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.84 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 11.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Western Europe?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Western Europe was 17.36 % 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 23.93 % in 1967.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.32 % in 2017.
- How does Western Europe rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Western Europe ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.