Asia vs Australia and New Zealand: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area

Asia
947,202 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
340,967 1000 ha
in 2024
Asia rank
1st
Australia and New Zealand rank
2nd

Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time

  • Asia
  • Australia and New Zealand
400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M196119922024

How they compare

Asia currently reports 947,202 1000 ha against 340,967 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 606,235 1000 ha.

That makes Asia's figure about 2.8 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Asia ranks 1st and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 21 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 704,870 1000 ha 483,942 1000 ha 220,928 1000 ha Asia
1970s 696,901 1000 ha 494,549 1000 ha 202,352 1000 ha Asia
1980s 693,166 1000 ha 476,288 1000 ha 216,878 1000 ha Asia
1990s 938,672 1000 ha 456,988 1000 ha 481,685 1000 ha Asia
2000s 1.00 million 1000 ha 404,819 1000 ha 595,602 1000 ha Asia
2010s 966,297 1000 ha 348,381 1000 ha 617,916 1000 ha Asia
2020s 951,109 1000 ha 339,731 1000 ha 611,378 1000 ha Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, Asia or Australia and New Zealand?
Asia, at 947,202 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 Asia and Australia and New Zealand?
606,235 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Australia and New Zealand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Asia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
Asia ranks 1st and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 21 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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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
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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.