Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 25 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
25 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 209 countries
All-time high
25 percent
in 1961
All-time low
25 percent
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Norfolk Island, 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 Norfolk Island stood at 25 percent. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Norfolk Island peaked at 25 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 25 percent, in 1961.
That places Norfolk Island 66th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Norfolk Island, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25 percent | — |
| 1962 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25 percent | 25 percent | 25 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 25 percent | 25 percent | 25 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 25 percent | 25 percent | 25 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 25 percent | 25 percent | 25 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 25 percent | 25 percent | 25 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 25 percent | 25 percent | 25 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 25 percent | 25 percent | 25 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norfolk Island
More reference data data for Norfolk Island
- Land area in hectares, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 0.1343 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change -12.14 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Land area in hectares 4,000 hectares (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 1,000 hectares (2023)
- Red List Index 0.62 index (2025)
- Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year 0.0% (2026)
- Member countries of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 0 number (2025)
- Pesticide use 2 tonnes (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Norfolk Island?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Norfolk Island was 25 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 Norfolk Island?
- The highest recorded value was 25 percent in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Norfolk Island?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 percent in 1961.
- How does Norfolk Island rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Norfolk Island ranks 66th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Norfolk Island?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norfolk Island 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).