Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Martinique
Martinique: Area of permanent meadows and pastures was 14,375 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Martinique, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures in Martinique is 14,375 hectares, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures in Martinique peaked at 23,000 hectares in 1985 and was at its lowest, 10,000 hectares, in 2005.
Martinique ranks 171st of 208 regions on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 13,000 hectares | 13,000 hectares | 13,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,400 hectares | 13,000 hectares | 17,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,900 hectares | 19,000 hectares | 23,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,100 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 19,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,780 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 19,700 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,618 hectares | 13,500 hectares | 19,800 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,363 hectares | 14,327 hectares | 14,375 hectares | 4 |
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More reference data data for Martinique
- Milk production 1,969 tonnes (2006)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 16,848 hectares (2023)
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 13.56 percent (2023)
- Land area in hectares 106,000 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 31.44 years (2023)
- Global number of reported disasters by size 0 events (2017)
- Assumptions for probability of dying by age, sex, type of projection a 0.0003 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of permanent meadows and pastures in Martinique?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Martinique was 14,375 hectares 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 area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Martinique?
- The highest recorded value was 23,000 hectares in 1985.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Martinique?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 hectares in 2005.
- How does Martinique rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures?
- Martinique ranks 171st out of 208 regions with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Martinique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Martinique 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 Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the land used for livestock grazing. The total land use for livestock farming is higher as it additionally requires cropland used to grow animal feed.