Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in United States
United States: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 29.17 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in United States, 1961–2023
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 United States stood at 29.17 percent. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in United States peaked at 29.17 percent in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.64 percent, in 1997.
That places United States 52nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.13 percent | 27.36 percent | 28.93 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.51 percent | 25.94 percent | 27.17 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.21 percent | 25.94 percent | 26.38 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.87 percent | 25.64 percent | 26.12 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.61 percent | 25.79 percent | 27.89 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.97 percent | 28.26 percent | 29.17 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.17 percent | 29.17 percent | 29.17 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in United States?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in United States was 29.17 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 29.17 percent in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.64 percent in 1997.
- How does United States rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- United States ranks 52nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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).