Africa vs United States: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- Africa
- United States
How they compare
Africa currently reports 872,349 1000 ha against 266,806 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 605,543 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 3.3 times United States's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 4th and United States ranks 5th of 32 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 850,824 1000 ha | 257,688 1000 ha | 593,136 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1970s | 851,006 1000 ha | 242,793 1000 ha | 608,213 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1980s | 853,452 1000 ha | 240,059 1000 ha | 613,393 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 857,537 1000 ha | 236,951 1000 ha | 620,586 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 868,066 1000 ha | 243,727 1000 ha | 624,340 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 872,439 1000 ha | 265,023 1000 ha | 607,416 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 872,289 1000 ha | 266,806 1000 ha | 605,483 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 United States?
- Africa, at 872,349 1000 ha against 266,806 1000 ha in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between Africa and United States?
- 605,543 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and United States rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Africa ranks 4th and United States ranks 5th of 32 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.