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

Latest (2023)
18.53 percent
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
89th
of 208 countries
All-time high
24.16 percent
in 2006
All-time low
15.66 percent
in 2013
Years of data
18
2006–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Montenegro, 2006–2023

05101520252006201420232006: 24.2 percent2007: 24.1 percent2008: 24.1 percent2009: 24.2 percent2010: 24.1 percent2011: 24.1 percent2012: 24.1 percent2013: 15.7 percent2014: 16.1 percent2015: 16.2 percent2016: 17.9 percent2017: 18 percent2018: 18 percent2019: 18.1 percent2020: 18.1 percent2021: 17.9 percent2022: 17.8 percent2023: 18.5 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 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 208 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 208 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

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).