Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 27.1 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Luxembourg, 2000–2023
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 Luxembourg is 27.1 percent, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Luxembourg peaked at 27.1 percent in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.25 percent, in 2000.
Luxembourg ranks 62nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.25 percent | — |
| 2001 | 25.25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25.25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25.25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.02 percent | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 26.02 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.41 percent | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 26.02 percent | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 26.17 percent | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 26.25 percent | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 26.27 percent | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 26.14 percent | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 25.99 percent | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 25.96 percent | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 25.99 percent | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 26.07 percent | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 26.19 percent | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 26.3 percent | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.37 percent | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 26.51 percent | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 26.62 percent | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 26.68 percent | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 27.1 percent | +1.6% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 27.1 percent is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 percent, 2.8× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 27.1 percent is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 percent, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.69 percent | 25.25 percent | 26.41 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.15 percent | 25.96 percent | 26.37 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.73 percent | 26.51 percent | 27.1 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More reference data data for Luxembourg
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0209 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0065 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1376 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.099 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1147 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0353 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Luxembourg?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Luxembourg was 27.1 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1 percent in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.25 percent in 2000.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Luxembourg ranks 62nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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).