Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Martinique
Martinique: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 13.56 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Martinique, 1961–2023
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 Martinique stood at 13.56 percent.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Martinique peaked at 21.7 percent in 1985 and was at its lowest, 9.43 percent, in 2005.
Martinique ranks 107th of 208 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.26 percent | 12.26 percent | 12.26 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.64 percent | 12.26 percent | 16.04 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.77 percent | 17.92 percent | 21.7 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.3 percent | 10.38 percent | 17.92 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 13 percent | 9.43 percent | 18.58 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.68 percent | 12.74 percent | 18.68 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.55 percent | 13.52 percent | 13.56 percent | 4 |
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More reference data data for Martinique
- Milk production 1,969 tonnes (2006)
- Land area in hectares 106,000 hectares (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 16,848 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 31.44 years (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 14,375 hectares (2023)
- Global number of reported disasters by size 0 events (2017)
- Assumptions for probability of dying by age, sex, type of projection a 0.0003 Number (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Martinique?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Martinique was 13.56 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 Martinique?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7 percent in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Martinique?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.43 percent in 2005.
- How does Martinique rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Martinique ranks 107th out of 208 regions with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Martinique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Martinique 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).