Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Djibouti
Djibouti: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 73.34 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Djibouti, 1961–2023
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 Djibouti is 73.34 percent, measured 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 Djibouti peaked at 73.34 percent in 2002 and was at its lowest, 56 percent, in 1990.
Djibouti ranks 4th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.08 percent | 56.08 percent | 56.08 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.08 percent | 56.08 percent | 56.08 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.08 percent | 56.08 percent | 56.08 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.62 percent | 56 percent | 66.87 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.82 percent | 69.03 percent | 73.34 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.34 percent | 73.34 percent | 73.34 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.34 percent | 73.34 percent | 73.34 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 1 Falkland Islands 93.19 percent compare
- 2 Turkmenistan 80.75 percent compare
- 3 Saudi Arabia 79.08 percent compare
- 5 Faroe Islands 70.07 percent compare
- 6 South Africa 69.19 percent compare
- 7 Uruguay 68.56 percent compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Djibouti?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Djibouti was 73.34 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 73.34 percent in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 56 percent in 1990.
- How does Djibouti rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Djibouti ranks 4th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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).