Americas vs China: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area

Americas
726,544 1000 ha
in 2024
China
263,216 1000 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
5th
China rank
5th

Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time

  • Americas
  • China
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How they compare

Americas currently reports 726,544 1000 ha against 263,216 1000 ha in China, a difference of 463,328 1000 ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 2.8 times China's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 5th and China ranks 5th of 36 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China 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 314,609 1000 ha 470,588 1000 ha Americas
1990s 786,585 1000 ha 307,728 1000 ha 478,856 1000 ha Americas
2000s 781,709 1000 ha 298,967 1000 ha 482,742 1000 ha Americas
2010s 779,718 1000 ha 276,094 1000 ha 503,624 1000 ha Americas
2020s 729,472 1000 ha 263,659 1000 ha 465,813 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?
Americas, at 726,544 1000 ha against 263,216 1000 ha in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between Americas and China?
463,328 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and China rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
Americas ranks 5th and China ranks 5th 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

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.