Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Serbia
Serbia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 6.61 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Serbia, 2006–2023
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 Serbia stood at 6.61 percent. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Serbia peaked at 8.76 percent in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.61 percent, in 2023.
Serbia ranks 146th 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.58 percent | — |
| 2007 | 8.76 percent | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 8.61 percent | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 8.18 percent | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 7.74 percent | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 8 percent | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 8.15 percent | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 8.15 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.15 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.89 percent | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 7.48 percent | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 7.04 percent | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 7.73 percent | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 7.72 percent | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.98 percent | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 7.92 percent | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 7.87 percent | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 6.61 percent | -16.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 6.61 percent is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.32 percent, 54% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 6.61 percent is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 percent, 43% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.53 percent | 8.18 percent | 8.76 percent | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.8 percent | 7.04 percent | 8.15 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6 percent | 6.61 percent | 7.98 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More reference data data for Serbia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 15.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Serbia?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Serbia was 6.61 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.76 percent in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.61 percent in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Serbia ranks 146th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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).