Asia vs Australia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- Asia
- Australia
How they compare
Asia currently reports 947,202 1000 ha against 331,869 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 615,333 1000 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 2.9 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 2nd and Australia ranks 3rd of 36 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 704,870 1000 ha | 471,115 1000 ha | 233,755 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1970s | 696,901 1000 ha | 481,152 1000 ha | 215,749 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1980s | 693,166 1000 ha | 462,272 1000 ha | 230,894 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1990s | 938,672 1000 ha | 444,218 1000 ha | 494,454 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 1.00 million 1000 ha | 393,528 1000 ha | 606,893 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 966,297 1000 ha | 338,066 1000 ha | 628,230 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 951,109 1000 ha | 330,451 1000 ha | 620,658 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?
- Asia, at 947,202 1000 ha against 331,869 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between Asia and Australia?
- 615,333 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Australia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Australia rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Asia ranks 2nd 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.
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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.