Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in OECD (FAO)
OECD (FAO): Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 23.01 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
23.01 percent
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
28.1 percent
in 1968
All-time low
22.4 percent
in 2016
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in OECD (FAO), 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 OECD (FAO) stood at 23.01 percent.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in OECD (FAO) peaked at 28.1 percent in 1968 and was at its lowest, 22.4 percent, in 2016.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in OECD (FAO), year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.52 percent | — |
| 1962 | 27.55 percent | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 27.49 percent | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 27.52 percent | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 27.57 percent | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 27.51 percent | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 27.52 percent | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 28.1 percent | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 28.02 percent | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 27.47 percent | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 27.63 percent | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 27.59 percent | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 27.54 percent | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 27.56 percent | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 27.58 percent | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 27.59 percent | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 27.28 percent | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 27.22 percent | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 27.09 percent | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 27.12 percent | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 27.09 percent | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 27 percent | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 26.83 percent | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 26.82 percent | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 26.84 percent | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 26.31 percent | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 26.36 percent | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 26.44 percent | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 26.33 percent | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 26.26 percent | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 26.18 percent | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 26.24 percent | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 25.95 percent | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 26.16 percent | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 25.99 percent | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 25.93 percent | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 25.76 percent | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 25.83 percent | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 25.51 percent | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 25.55 percent | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 25.55 percent | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25.35 percent | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 25.19 percent | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 23.88 percent | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 24.38 percent | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 24.44 percent | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 24.2 percent | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 23.92 percent | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 23.72 percent | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 23.58 percent | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 24.03 percent | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 23.78 percent | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 23.32 percent | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 23.31 percent | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.55 percent | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 22.4 percent | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 23.23 percent | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 22.82 percent | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 22.94 percent | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 22.74 percent | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 23.04 percent | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 23.02 percent | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 23.01 percent | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.64 percent | 27.49 percent | 28.1 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.46 percent | 27.09 percent | 27.63 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.71 percent | 26.31 percent | 27.12 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.98 percent | 25.51 percent | 26.26 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.62 percent | 23.72 percent | 25.55 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2 percent | 22.4 percent | 24.03 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.95 percent | 22.74 percent | 23.04 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD (FAO)
- 1 Falkland Islands 93.19 percent compare
- 2 Turkmenistan 80.75 percent compare
- 3 Saudi Arabia 79.08 percent compare
- 4 Djibouti 73.34 percent compare
More reference data data for OECD (FAO)
- FAO projections of arable land 382.61 million hectares (2023)
- Land area in hectares 3.41 billion hectares (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 784.74 million hectares (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate -0.0498 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land area in hectares, annual growth rate 0.0009 % change on previous year (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate -0.2474 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of arable land which is organic 6.4 percent (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in OECD (FAO)?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in OECD (FAO) was 23.01 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 OECD (FAO)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1 percent in 1968.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in OECD (FAO)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4 percent in 2016.
- How does OECD (FAO) rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- OECD (FAO) ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in OECD (FAO)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD (FAO) 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).