Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Tajikistan

Tajikistan: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 20.39 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
20.39 percent
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
79th
of 208 countries
All-time high
27.69 percent
in 2009
All-time low
19.97 percent
in 2012
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Tajikistan, 1992–2023

01020301992200720231992: 25 percent1993: 25.3 percent1994: 25 percent1995: 25.9 percent1996: 26.2 percent1997: 26 percent1998: 26.1 percent1999: 26.3 percent2000: 26.3 percent2001: 26.4 percent2002: 26.4 percent2003: 26.6 percent2004: 27 percent2005: 27.1 percent2006: 27.6 percent2007: 27.6 percent2008: 27.6 percent2009: 27.7 percent2010: 20.9 percent2011: 20.5 percent2012: 20 percent2013: 20 percent2014: 20.1 percent2015: 20.1 percent2016: 20.2 percent2017: 20.2 percent2018: 20.3 percent2019: 20.3 percent2020: 20.3 percent2021: 20.3 percent2022: 20.3 percent2023: 20.4 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 Tajikistan stood at 20.39 percent.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Tajikistan peaked at 27.69 percent in 2009 and was at its lowest, 19.97 percent, in 2012.

Tajikistan ranks 79th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.75 percent 25.01 percent 26.31 percent 8
2000s 27.01 percent 26.34 percent 27.69 percent 10
2010s 20.26 percent 19.97 percent 20.92 percent 10
2020s 20.32 percent 20.28 percent 20.39 percent 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Tajikistan?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Tajikistan was 20.39 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 Tajikistan?
The highest recorded value was 27.69 percent in 2009.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Tajikistan?
The lowest recorded value was 19.97 percent in 2012.
How does Tajikistan rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Tajikistan ranks 79th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Tajikistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tajikistan 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).