What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Liechtenstein?

The highest recorded value was 31.25 percent in 1961.

What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Liechtenstein?

The lowest recorded value was 18.75 percent in 1990.

How does Liechtenstein rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?

Liechtenstein ranks 74th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.

Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Liechtenstein?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Liechtenstein 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.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Liechtenstein

Name: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Liechtenstein
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Liechtenstein: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 21.5 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

21.5 percent

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

74th

of 209 countries

All-time high

31.25 percent

in 1961

All-time low

18.75 percent

in 1990

Years of data

1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Liechtenstein, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

Liechtenstein recorded 21.5 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Liechtenstein peaked at 31.25 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 18.75 percent, in 1990.

Liechtenstein ranks 74th of 209 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.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Liechtenstein, year by year

Annual values for Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Liechtenstein, 1961 to 2023.
Year	percent	Change
1961	31.25 percent	—
1962	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1963	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1964	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1965	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1966	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1967	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1968	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1969	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1970	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1971	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1972	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1973	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1974	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1975	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1976	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1977	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1978	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1979	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1980	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1981	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1982	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1983	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1984	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1985	31.25 percent	+0.0%
1986	25 percent	-20.0%
1987	25 percent	+0.0%
1988	25 percent	+0.0%
1989	25 percent	+0.0%
1990	18.75 percent	-25.0%
1991	18.75 percent	+0.0%
1992	18.75 percent	+0.0%
1993	18.75 percent	+0.0%
1994	18.75 percent	+0.0%
1995	18.75 percent	+0.0%
1996	18.75 percent	+0.0%
1997	18.75 percent	+0.0%
1998	18.75 percent	+0.0%
1999	18.75 percent	+0.0%
2000	18.75 percent	+0.0%
2001	18.75 percent	+0.0%
2002	21.25 percent	+13.3%
2003	21.25 percent	+0.0%
2004	21.25 percent	+0.0%
2005	21.25 percent	+0.0%
2006	21.25 percent	+0.0%
2007	21.25 percent	+0.0%
2008	21.25 percent	+0.0%
2009	21.25 percent	+0.0%
2010	21.25 percent	+0.0%
2011	21.25 percent	+0.0%
2012	21.25 percent	+0.0%
2013	21.25 percent	+0.0%
2014	21.25 percent	+0.0%
2015	21.31 percent	+0.3%
2016	21.38 percent	+0.3%
2017	21.44 percent	+0.3%
2018	21.5 percent	+0.3%
2019	21.5 percent	+0.0%
2020	21.5 percent	+0.0%
2021	21.5 percent	+0.0%
2022	21.5 percent	+0.0%
2023	21.5 percent	+0.0%

Liechtenstein compared with similar countries

Liechtenstein's 21.5 percent is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 percent, 2.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
Liechtenstein's 21.5 percent is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 percent, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	31.25 percent	31.25 percent	31.25 percent	9
1970s	31.25 percent	31.25 percent	31.25 percent	10
1980s	28.75 percent	25 percent	31.25 percent	10
1990s	18.75 percent	18.75 percent	18.75 percent	10
2000s	20.75 percent	18.75 percent	21.25 percent	10
2010s	21.34 percent	21.25 percent	21.5 percent	10
2020s	21.5 percent	21.5 percent	21.5 percent	4

Countries ranked near Liechtenstein

71 Netherlands 22.51 percent compare
72 Costa Rica 22.48 percent compare
73 Burkina Faso 21.93 percent compare
75 Jamaica 21.14 percent compare
76 Brazil 20.74 percent compare
77 Venezuela 20.63 percent compare

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More reference data data for Liechtenstein

Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
Free country 2 (2025)
Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 94.6% (2024)
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 92.1% (2024)
Wealth share of the richest 1% 24.0% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Liechtenstein?: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Liechtenstein was 21.5 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 Liechtenstein?: The highest recorded value was 31.25 percent in 1961.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Liechtenstein?: The lowest recorded value was 18.75 percent in 1990.
How does Liechtenstein rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Liechtenstein ranks 74th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Liechtenstein?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Liechtenstein 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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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: 18 September 2026

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).