New Zealand vs Spain: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures

New Zealand
91,190 Square kilometres
in 2023
Spain
98,858 Square kilometres
in 2023
New Zealand rank
50th
Spain rank
49th

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures over time

  • New Zealand
  • Spain
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 98,858 Square kilometres against 91,190 Square kilometres in New Zealand, a difference of 7,668 Square kilometres.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 50th and Spain ranks 49th of 180 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 128,258 Square kilometres 121,000 Square kilometres 7,258 Square kilometres New Zealand
1970s 133,956 Square kilometres 111,652 Square kilometres 22,304 Square kilometres New Zealand
1980s 140,147 Square kilometres 103,844 Square kilometres 36,303 Square kilometres New Zealand
1990s 127,681 Square kilometres 107,830 Square kilometres 19,851 Square kilometres New Zealand
2000s 112,895 Square kilometres 111,344 Square kilometres 1,551 Square kilometres New Zealand
2010s 103,136 Square kilometres 95,531 Square kilometres 7,605 Square kilometres New Zealand
2020s 93,248 Square kilometres 97,216 Square kilometres 3,969 Square kilometres Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, New Zealand or Spain?
Spain, at 98,858 Square kilometres against 91,190 Square kilometres in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures between New Zealand and Spain?
7,668 Square kilometres, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
New Zealand ranks 50th and Spain ranks 49th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
207 places, 11,927 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata