Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 5.13 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.13 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
157th
of 209 countries
All-time high
5.13 percent
in 1977
All-time low
2.56 percent
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 5.13 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 5.13 percent in 1977 and was at its lowest, 2.56 percent, in 1961.

That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 157th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year

Annual values for Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1961 to 2023.
Year percent Change
1961 2.56 percent
1962 2.56 percent +0.0%
1963 2.56 percent +0.0%
1964 2.56 percent +0.0%
1965 2.56 percent +0.0%
1966 2.56 percent +0.0%
1967 2.56 percent +0.0%
1968 2.56 percent +0.0%
1969 2.56 percent +0.0%
1970 2.56 percent +0.0%
1971 2.56 percent +0.0%
1972 2.56 percent +0.0%
1973 2.56 percent +0.0%
1974 2.56 percent +0.0%
1975 2.56 percent +0.0%
1976 2.56 percent +0.0%
1977 5.13 percent +100.4%
1978 5.13 percent +0.0%
1979 5.13 percent +0.0%
1980 5.13 percent +0.0%
1981 5.13 percent +0.0%
1982 5.13 percent +0.0%
1983 5.13 percent +0.0%
1984 5.13 percent +0.0%
1985 5.13 percent +0.0%
1986 5.13 percent +0.0%
1987 5.13 percent +0.0%
1988 5.13 percent +0.0%
1989 5.13 percent +0.0%
1990 5.13 percent +0.0%
1991 5.13 percent +0.0%
1992 5.13 percent +0.0%
1993 5.13 percent +0.0%
1994 5.13 percent +0.0%
1995 5.13 percent +0.0%
1996 5.13 percent +0.0%
1997 5.13 percent +0.0%
1998 5.13 percent +0.0%
1999 5.13 percent +0.0%
2000 5.13 percent +0.0%
2001 5.13 percent +0.0%
2002 5.13 percent +0.0%
2003 5.13 percent +0.0%
2004 5.13 percent +0.0%
2005 5.13 percent +0.0%
2006 5.13 percent +0.0%
2007 5.13 percent +0.0%
2008 5.13 percent +0.0%
2009 5.13 percent +0.0%
2010 5.13 percent +0.0%
2011 5.13 percent +0.0%
2012 5.13 percent +0.0%
2013 5.13 percent +0.0%
2014 5.13 percent +0.0%
2015 5.13 percent +0.0%
2016 5.13 percent +0.0%
2017 5.13 percent +0.0%
2018 5.13 percent +0.0%
2019 5.13 percent +0.0%
2020 5.13 percent +0.0%
2021 5.13 percent +0.0%
2022 5.13 percent +0.0%
2023 5.13 percent +0.0%

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries

  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 5.13 percent is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.32 percent, 42% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 5.13 percent is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.19 percent, 34% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.56 percent 2.56 percent 2.56 percent 9
1970s 3.33 percent 2.56 percent 5.13 percent 10
1980s 5.13 percent 5.13 percent 5.13 percent 10
1990s 5.13 percent 5.13 percent 5.13 percent 10
2000s 5.13 percent 5.13 percent 5.13 percent 10
2010s 5.13 percent 5.13 percent 5.13 percent 10
2020s 5.13 percent 5.13 percent 5.13 percent 4

Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  1. 154 Russia 5.62 percent compare
  2. 155 Tonga 5.56 percent compare
  3. 156 Reunion 5.16 percent compare
  4. 158 Philippines 5.03 percent compare
  5. 159 Bahrain 5 percent compare
  6. 160 Benin 4.88 percent compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 5.13 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
The highest recorded value was 5.13 percent in 1977.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
The lowest recorded value was 2.56 percent in 1961.
How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 157th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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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
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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).