Africa vs Australia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- Africa
- Australia
How they compare
Africa currently reports 872,349 1000 ha against 331,869 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 540,480 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.6 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 4th and Australia ranks 3rd of 36 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 850,824 1000 ha | 471,115 1000 ha | 379,708 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1970s | 851,006 1000 ha | 481,152 1000 ha | 369,854 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1980s | 853,452 1000 ha | 462,272 1000 ha | 391,180 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 857,537 1000 ha | 444,218 1000 ha | 413,318 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 868,066 1000 ha | 393,528 1000 ha | 474,538 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 872,439 1000 ha | 338,066 1000 ha | 534,372 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 872,289 1000 ha | 330,451 1000 ha | 541,838 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?
- Africa, at 872,349 1000 ha against 331,869 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between Africa and Australia?
- 540,480 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Australia rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Africa ranks 4th and Australia ranks 3rd of 36 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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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.