Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 18.8 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Western Sahara, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 18.8 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Western Sahara peaked at 18.8 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 18.8 %, in 1961.
That places Western Sahara 97th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.8 % | — |
| 1962 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.8 % | 18.8 % | 18.8 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.8 % | 18.8 % | 18.8 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.8 % | 18.8 % | 18.8 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.8 % | 18.8 % | 18.8 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.8 % | 18.8 % | 18.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8 % | 18.8 % | 18.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8 % | 18.8 % | 18.8 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More environment data for Western Sahara
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -62.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.503 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -21.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Country area — Area 26,600 1000 ha (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.95 Percentage change (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 37.78 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 62.35 1000 USD (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 99.92 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Western Sahara?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Western Sahara was 18.8 % 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 Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8 % in 1961.
- How does Western Sahara rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Western Sahara ranks 97th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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.