Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Isle of Man

Isle of Man: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 27.97 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27.97 percent
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
55th
of 208 countries
All-time high
49.65 percent
in 2005
All-time low
13.16 percent
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Isle of Man, 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

In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Isle of Man stood at 27.97 percent.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Isle of Man peaked at 49.65 percent in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.16 percent, in 1961.

That places Isle of Man 55th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.82 percent 13.16 percent 15.79 percent 9
1970s 20.68 percent 17.19 percent 22.81 percent 10
1980s 28.11 percent 23.16 percent 32.98 percent 10
1990s 39.09 percent 34.21 percent 44.04 percent 10
2000s 39.81 percent 25.26 percent 49.65 percent 10
2010s 30.04 percent 28.42 percent 31.58 percent 10
2020s 28.44 percent 27.97 percent 29.12 percent 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Isle of Man?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Isle of Man was 27.97 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 Isle of Man?
The highest recorded value was 49.65 percent in 2005.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Isle of Man?
The lowest recorded value was 13.16 percent in 1961.
How does Isle of Man rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Isle of Man ranks 55th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Isle of Man?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Isle of Man 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).