Africa vs China: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- Africa
- China
How they compare
Africa currently reports 872,349 1000 ha against 263,216 1000 ha in China, a difference of 609,133 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 3.3 times China's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 4th and China ranks 5th of 36 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 850,824 1000 ha | 319,080 1000 ha | 531,744 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1970s | 851,006 1000 ha | 319,011 1000 ha | 531,994 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1980s | 853,452 1000 ha | 314,609 1000 ha | 538,843 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 857,537 1000 ha | 307,728 1000 ha | 549,809 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 868,066 1000 ha | 298,967 1000 ha | 569,100 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 872,439 1000 ha | 276,094 1000 ha | 596,345 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 872,289 1000 ha | 263,659 1000 ha | 608,630 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 China?
- Africa, at 872,349 1000 ha against 263,216 1000 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between Africa and China?
- 609,133 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and China rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Africa ranks 4th and China ranks 5th 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.