Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in World

World: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 23.5 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
23.5 %
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
18th
of 36 groups
All-time high
25.36 %
in 2000
All-time low
23.5 %
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in World, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in World is 23.5 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in World peaked at 25.36 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.5 %, in 2023.

That places World 18th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 24.49 % 24.38 % 24.68 % 9
1970s 24.66 % 24.56 % 24.75 % 10
1980s 24.67 % 24.59 % 24.82 % 10
1990s 25.11 % 24.8 % 25.35 % 10
2000s 24.87 % 24.39 % 25.36 % 10
2010s 24.12 % 23.81 % 24.44 % 10
2020s 23.54 % 23.5 % 23.62 % 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 15 Sudan (former) 49.34 % compare
  2. 16 Sudan 48.96 % compare
  3. 17 Uzbekistan 48.49 % compare
  4. 18 Morocco 47.05 % compare
  5. 19 Kyrgyzstan 46.85 % compare
  6. 20 Namibia 46.16 % compare
  7. 21 Palestine 46.14 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in World?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in World was 23.5 % 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 25.36 % in 2000.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 23.5 % in 2023.
How does World rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
World ranks 18th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this World 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
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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.