Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 18.53 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Montenegro, 2006–2023
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 Montenegro is 18.53 percent, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Montenegro peaked at 24.16 percent in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.66 percent, in 2013.
Montenegro ranks 89th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 24.16 percent | — |
| 2007 | 24.09 percent | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 24.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.16 percent | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 24.09 percent | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 24.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.66 percent | -35.0% |
| 2014 | 16.1 percent | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 16.18 percent | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 17.94 percent | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 17.97 percent | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 18 percent | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 18.07 percent | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 18.09 percent | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 17.93 percent | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 17.77 percent | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 18.53 percent | +4.3% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 18.53 percent is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.32 percent, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 18.53 percent is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 percent, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -35.0% | 24.09 percent | 15.66 percent |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.12 percent | 24.09 percent | 24.16 percent | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.22 percent | 15.66 percent | 24.09 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.08 percent | 17.77 percent | 18.53 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More reference data data for Montenegro
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0412 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1384 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1738 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Montenegro?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Montenegro was 18.53 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 24.16 percent in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.66 percent in 2013.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Montenegro ranks 89th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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).