Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre
Saudi Arabia
0.0791 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0791 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0496 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0058 1000 ha per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0335 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.033 1000 ha per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.0791 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0474 1000 ha per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.0791 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0492 1000 ha per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0791 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0496 1000 ha per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.0791 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0496 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.