Americas vs Australia and New Zealand: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- Americas
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Americas currently reports 726,544 1000 ha against 340,967 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 385,577 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.1 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 4th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 757,031 1000 ha | 483,942 1000 ha | 273,090 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1970s | 768,015 1000 ha | 494,549 1000 ha | 273,466 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1980s | 785,198 1000 ha | 476,288 1000 ha | 308,910 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1990s | 786,585 1000 ha | 456,988 1000 ha | 329,597 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 781,709 1000 ha | 404,819 1000 ha | 376,890 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 779,718 1000 ha | 348,381 1000 ha | 431,337 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 729,472 1000 ha | 339,731 1000 ha | 389,740 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, Americas or Australia and New Zealand?
- Americas, at 726,544 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 Americas and Australia and New Zealand?
- 385,577 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Australia and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Americas ranks 4th 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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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.