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

Australia and New Zealand
340,967 1000 ha
in 2024
OECD
783,746 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
2nd
OECD rank
1st

Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time

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

How they compare

OECD currently reports 783,746 1000 ha against 340,967 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 442,779 1000 ha.

That makes OECD's figure about 2.3 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand OECD Difference Ahead
1960s 483,942 1000 ha 940,616 1000 ha 456,674 1000 ha OECD
1970s 494,549 1000 ha 934,163 1000 ha 439,614 1000 ha OECD
1980s 476,288 1000 ha 908,960 1000 ha 432,673 1000 ha OECD
1990s 456,988 1000 ha 888,824 1000 ha 431,836 1000 ha OECD
2000s 404,819 1000 ha 843,721 1000 ha 438,902 1000 ha OECD
2010s 348,381 1000 ha 794,990 1000 ha 446,609 1000 ha OECD
2020s 339,731 1000 ha 783,648 1000 ha 443,917 1000 ha OECD

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 OECD?
OECD, at 783,746 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 Australia and New Zealand and OECD?
442,779 1000 ha, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and OECD?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and OECD rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st 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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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.