Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Jordan
Jordan: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 8.36 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Jordan, 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 Jordan is 8.36 percent, measured in 2023. That is the lowest 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 Jordan peaked at 8.96 percent in 1983 and was at its lowest, 8.36 percent, in 2009.
Jordan ranks 136th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.95 percent | 8.95 percent | 8.95 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.95 percent | 8.95 percent | 8.95 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.96 percent | 8.95 percent | 8.96 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.96 percent | 8.96 percent | 8.96 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.46 percent | 8.36 percent | 8.96 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.36 percent | 8.36 percent | 8.36 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.36 percent | 8.36 percent | 8.36 percent | 4 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2005 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3276 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7824 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 140.45 2010 = 100 (2025)
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- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Jordan?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Jordan was 8.36 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.96 percent in 1983.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.36 percent in 2009.
- How does Jordan rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Jordan ranks 136th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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).