Americas vs China, mainland: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- Americas
- China, mainland
How they compare
Americas currently reports 726,544 1000 ha against 263,215 1000 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 463,329 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.8 times China, mainland's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 6th of 36 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 757,031 1000 ha | 319,080 1000 ha | 437,951 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1970s | 768,015 1000 ha | 319,011 1000 ha | 449,003 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1980s | 785,198 1000 ha | 314,608 1000 ha | 470,590 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1990s | 786,585 1000 ha | 307,727 1000 ha | 478,857 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 781,709 1000 ha | 298,966 1000 ha | 482,743 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 779,718 1000 ha | 276,093 1000 ha | 503,625 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 729,472 1000 ha | 263,658 1000 ha | 465,814 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 China, mainland?
- Americas, at 726,544 1000 ha against 263,215 1000 ha in China, mainland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between Americas and China, mainland?
- 463,329 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Americas ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 6th 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.