Afghanistan vs Northern Europe: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- Afghanistan
- Northern Europe
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 30,000 1000 ha against 18,534 1000 ha in Northern Europe, a difference of 11,466 1000 ha.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.6 times Northern Europe's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 29th and Northern Europe ranks 27th of 204 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Northern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30,000 1000 ha | 19,764 1000 ha | 10,236 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 30,000 1000 ha | 19,114 1000 ha | 10,886 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 30,000 1000 ha | 18,646 1000 ha | 11,354 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 30,000 1000 ha | 19,377 1000 ha | 10,623 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 30,000 1000 ha | 19,840 1000 ha | 10,160 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 30,000 1000 ha | 19,549 1000 ha | 10,451 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 30,105 1000 ha | 19,106 1000 ha | 10,999 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, Afghanistan or Northern Europe?
- Afghanistan, at 30,000 1000 ha against 18,534 1000 ha in Northern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between Afghanistan and Northern Europe?
- 11,466 1000 ha, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Northern Europe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Northern Europe rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Afghanistan ranks 29th and Northern Europe ranks 27th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.