Africa vs Australia and New Zealand: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area

Africa
872,349 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
340,967 1000 ha
in 2024
Africa rank
3rd
Australia and New Zealand rank
2nd

Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time

  • Africa
  • Australia and New Zealand
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How they compare

Africa currently reports 872,349 1000 ha against 340,967 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 531,382 1000 ha.

That makes Africa's figure about 2.6 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 3rd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 31 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 850,824 1000 ha 483,942 1000 ha 366,882 1000 ha Africa
1970s 851,006 1000 ha 494,549 1000 ha 356,457 1000 ha Africa
1980s 853,452 1000 ha 476,288 1000 ha 377,165 1000 ha Africa
1990s 857,537 1000 ha 456,988 1000 ha 400,549 1000 ha Africa
2000s 868,066 1000 ha 404,819 1000 ha 463,248 1000 ha Africa
2010s 872,439 1000 ha 348,381 1000 ha 524,058 1000 ha Africa
2020s 872,289 1000 ha 339,731 1000 ha 532,557 1000 ha Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, Africa or Australia and New Zealand?
Africa, at 872,349 1000 ha against 340,967 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
531,382 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Africa and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
Africa ranks 3rd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 31 groups.
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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Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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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.