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

Latest (2023)
8.36 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
136th
of 208 countries
All-time high
8.96 percent
in 1983
All-time low
8.36 percent
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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

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).