Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 41.51 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
41.51 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 209 countries
All-time high
41.51 percent
in 2004
All-time low
40.88 percent
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Cote d'Ivoire, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

Cote d'Ivoire recorded 41.51 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 41.51 percent in 2004 and was at its lowest, 40.88 percent, in 1961.

That places Cote d'Ivoire 32nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year

Annual values for Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Cote d'Ivoire, 1961 to 2023.
Year percent Change
1961 40.88 percent
1962 40.88 percent +0.0%
1963 40.88 percent +0.0%
1964 40.88 percent +0.0%
1965 40.88 percent +0.0%
1966 40.88 percent +0.0%
1967 40.88 percent +0.0%
1968 40.88 percent +0.0%
1969 40.88 percent +0.0%
1970 40.88 percent +0.0%
1971 40.88 percent +0.0%
1972 40.88 percent +0.0%
1973 40.88 percent +0.0%
1974 40.88 percent +0.0%
1975 40.88 percent +0.0%
1976 40.88 percent +0.0%
1977 40.88 percent +0.0%
1978 40.88 percent +0.0%
1979 40.88 percent +0.0%
1980 40.88 percent +0.0%
1981 40.88 percent +0.0%
1982 40.88 percent +0.0%
1983 40.88 percent +0.0%
1984 40.88 percent +0.0%
1985 40.88 percent +0.0%
1986 40.88 percent +0.0%
1987 40.88 percent +0.0%
1988 40.88 percent +0.0%
1989 40.88 percent +0.0%
1990 40.88 percent +0.0%
1991 40.88 percent +0.0%
1992 40.88 percent +0.0%
1993 40.88 percent +0.0%
1994 40.88 percent +0.0%
1995 40.88 percent +0.0%
1996 40.88 percent +0.0%
1997 40.88 percent +0.0%
1998 40.88 percent +0.0%
1999 40.88 percent +0.0%
2000 40.88 percent +0.0%
2001 40.88 percent +0.0%
2002 40.88 percent +0.0%
2003 40.88 percent +0.0%
2004 41.51 percent +1.5%
2005 41.51 percent +0.0%
2006 41.51 percent +0.0%
2007 41.51 percent +0.0%
2008 41.51 percent +0.0%
2009 41.51 percent +0.0%
2010 41.51 percent +0.0%
2011 41.51 percent +0.0%
2012 41.51 percent +0.0%
2013 41.51 percent +0.0%
2014 41.51 percent +0.0%
2015 41.51 percent +0.0%
2016 41.51 percent +0.0%
2017 41.51 percent +0.0%
2018 41.51 percent +0.0%
2019 41.51 percent +0.0%
2020 41.51 percent +0.0%
2021 41.51 percent +0.0%
2022 41.51 percent +0.0%
2023 41.51 percent +0.0%

Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries

  • Cote d'Ivoire's 41.51 percent is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9 percent, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Cote d'Ivoire's 41.51 percent is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.09 percent, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 40.88 percent 40.88 percent 40.88 percent 9
1970s 40.88 percent 40.88 percent 40.88 percent 10
1980s 40.88 percent 40.88 percent 40.88 percent 10
1990s 40.88 percent 40.88 percent 40.88 percent 10
2000s 41.26 percent 40.88 percent 41.51 percent 10
2010s 41.51 percent 41.51 percent 41.51 percent 10
2020s 41.51 percent 41.51 percent 41.51 percent 4

Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire

  1. 29 Paraguay 42.38 percent compare
  2. 30 China 41.84 percent compare
  3. 31 Yemen 41.67 percent compare
  4. 32 Armenia 41.51 percent compare
  5. 34 South Sudan 40.78 percent compare
  6. 35 Lebanon 39.1 percent compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Cote d'Ivoire?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Cote d'Ivoire 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
The highest recorded value was 41.51 percent in 2004.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
The lowest recorded value was 40.88 percent in 1961.
How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 32nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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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Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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).