Africa vs OECD: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- Africa
- OECD
How they compare
Africa currently reports 872,349 1000 ha against 783,746 1000 ha in OECD, a difference of 88,603 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.1 times OECD's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was OECD ahead.
Africa ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 36 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 3 and OECD in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 850,824 1000 ha | 940,616 1000 ha | 89,792 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1970s | 851,006 1000 ha | 934,163 1000 ha | 83,157 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1980s | 853,452 1000 ha | 908,960 1000 ha | 55,508 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1990s | 857,537 1000 ha | 888,824 1000 ha | 31,287 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 868,066 1000 ha | 843,721 1000 ha | 24,346 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 872,439 1000 ha | 794,990 1000 ha | 77,449 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 872,289 1000 ha | 783,648 1000 ha | 88,641 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 OECD?
- Africa, at 872,349 1000 ha against 783,746 1000 ha in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between Africa and OECD?
- 88,603 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and OECD?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and OECD rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Africa ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st 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.