Asia vs Australia and New Zealand: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- Asia
- Australia and New Zealand
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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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.