Faroe Islands vs South Africa: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre

Faroe Islands
0.0701 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
6th
South Africa rank
7th

Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 0.0701 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 7th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0691 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0703 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.0691 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0676 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre Faroe Islands
1980s 0.0691 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0673 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre Faroe Islands
1990s 0.0691 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0688 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre Faroe Islands
2000s 0.0691 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0701 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre, Faroe Islands or South Africa?
Faroe Islands, at 0.0701 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre between Faroe Islands and South Africa?
0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and South Africa rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
Faroe Islands ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 7th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 10,246 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.