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

Latest (2023)
73.34 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 208 countries
All-time high
73.34 percent
in 2002
All-time low
56 percent
in 1990
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Djibouti, 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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

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).