Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Armenia
Armenia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 41.51 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Armenia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Armenia is 41.51 percent, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Armenia peaked at 43.99 percent in 2006 and was at its lowest, 24.13 percent, in 1992.
That places Armenia 32nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Armenia, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24.13 percent | — |
| 1993 | 24.17 percent | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 24.59 percent | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 26.34 percent | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 28.1 percent | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 29.29 percent | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 29.33 percent | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 29.33 percent | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 29.33 percent | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 29.33 percent | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31.61 percent | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 33.37 percent | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 35.12 percent | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 38.64 percent | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 43.99 percent | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 43.76 percent | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 43.71 percent | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 43.69 percent | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 43.25 percent | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 41.99 percent | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 41.37 percent | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 41.35 percent | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 41.3 percent | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 41.18 percent | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 41.18 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.17 percent | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 41.19 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.17 percent | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 41.56 percent | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 41.53 percent | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 41.53 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41.51 percent | -0.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 41.51 percent is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.32 percent, 3.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 41.51 percent is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 percent, 2.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.91 percent | 24.13 percent | 29.33 percent | 8 |
| 2000s | 37.26 percent | 29.33 percent | 43.99 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.52 percent | 41.17 percent | 43.25 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.53 percent | 41.51 percent | 41.56 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More reference data data for Armenia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3778 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.129 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1265 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Armenia?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Armenia was 41.51 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.99 percent in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.13 percent in 1992.
- How does Armenia rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Armenia ranks 32nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).