Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Moldova

Moldova: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 9.44 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
9.44 percent
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
130th
of 208 countries
All-time high
11.86 percent
in 2002
All-time low
9.44 percent
in 2023
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Moldova, 1992–2023

02.557.51012.51992200720231992: 10.9 percent1993: 11.1 percent1994: 11.1 percent1995: 11.2 percent1996: 11.2 percent1997: 11.2 percent1998: 11.3 percent1999: 11.4 percent2000: 11.6 percent2001: 11.7 percent2002: 11.9 percent2003: 11.7 percent2004: 11.7 percent2005: 11.1 percent2006: 10.9 percent2007: 10.9 percent2008: 10.8 percent2009: 10.8 percent2010: 10.8 percent2011: 10.7 percent2012: 10.7 percent2013: 10.6 percent2014: 10.6 percent2015: 10.6 percent2016: 10.5 percent2017: 10.4 percent2018: 10.4 percent2019: 10.3 percent2020: 10.3 percent2021: 10.3 percent2022: 10.2 percent2023: 9.4 percent

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 Moldova is 9.44 percent, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Moldova peaked at 11.86 percent in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.44 percent, in 2023.

That places Moldova 130th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.19 percent 10.89 percent 11.37 percent 8
2000s 11.32 percent 10.76 percent 11.86 percent 10
2010s 10.56 percent 10.34 percent 10.75 percent 10
2020s 10.06 percent 9.44 percent 10.28 percent 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Moldova?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Moldova was 9.44 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 Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 11.86 percent in 2002.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 9.44 percent in 2023.
How does Moldova rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Moldova ranks 130th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Moldova 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).