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

Latest (2023)
6.61 percent
Change on year
down 16.0%
World rank
145th
of 208 countries
All-time high
8.76 percent
in 2007
All-time low
6.61 percent
in 2023
Years of data
18
2006–2023

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

024682006201420232006: 8.6 percent2007: 8.8 percent2008: 8.6 percent2009: 8.2 percent2010: 7.7 percent2011: 8 percent2012: 8.2 percent2013: 8.2 percent2014: 8.2 percent2015: 7.9 percent2016: 7.5 percent2017: 7 percent2018: 7.7 percent2019: 7.7 percent2020: 8 percent2021: 7.9 percent2022: 7.9 percent2023: 6.6 percent

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 145th 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 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

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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 145th out of 208 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

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).