Americas vs Australia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- Americas
- Australia
How they compare
Americas currently reports 726,544 1000 ha against 331,869 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 394,675 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.2 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 5th and Australia ranks 3rd of 36 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 757,031 1000 ha | 471,115 1000 ha | 285,916 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1970s | 768,015 1000 ha | 481,152 1000 ha | 286,863 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1980s | 785,198 1000 ha | 462,272 1000 ha | 322,926 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1990s | 786,585 1000 ha | 444,218 1000 ha | 342,366 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 781,709 1000 ha | 393,528 1000 ha | 388,181 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 779,718 1000 ha | 338,066 1000 ha | 441,651 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 729,472 1000 ha | 330,451 1000 ha | 399,021 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?
- Americas, at 726,544 1000 ha against 331,869 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between Americas and Australia?
- 394,675 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Australia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Australia rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Americas ranks 5th 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.
Individual pages
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.