Australia and New Zealand vs China: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- China
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 340,967 1000 ha against 263,216 1000 ha in China, a difference of 77,751 1000 ha.
That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times China's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd and China ranks 5th of 204 countries.
Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 483,942 1000 ha | 319,080 1000 ha | 164,862 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1970s | 494,549 1000 ha | 319,011 1000 ha | 175,537 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1980s | 476,288 1000 ha | 314,609 1000 ha | 161,678 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1990s | 456,988 1000 ha | 307,728 1000 ha | 149,259 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 404,819 1000 ha | 298,967 1000 ha | 105,852 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 348,381 1000 ha | 276,094 1000 ha | 72,287 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 339,731 1000 ha | 263,659 1000 ha | 76,072 1000 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, Australia and New Zealand or China?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 340,967 1000 ha against 263,216 1000 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between Australia and New Zealand and China?
- 77,751 1000 ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and China rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd and China ranks 5th of 204 countries.
- 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.