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
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1961–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More reference data data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
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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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).