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

Australia and New Zealand
340,967 1000 ha
in 2024
World
3.06 million 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 3.06 million 1000 ha against 340,967 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 2.72 million 1000 ha.

That makes World's figure about 9.0 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand World Difference Ahead
1960s 483,942 1000 ha 3.19 million 1000 ha 2.71 million 1000 ha World
1970s 494,549 1000 ha 3.22 million 1000 ha 2.72 million 1000 ha World
1980s 476,288 1000 ha 3.22 million 1000 ha 2.74 million 1000 ha World
1990s 456,988 1000 ha 3.27 million 1000 ha 2.81 million 1000 ha World
2000s 404,819 1000 ha 3.24 million 1000 ha 2.83 million 1000 ha World
2010s 348,381 1000 ha 3.14 million 1000 ha 2.79 million 1000 ha World
2020s 339,731 1000 ha 3.07 million 1000 ha 2.73 million 1000 ha World

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 World?
World, at 3.06 million 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 World?
2.72 million 1000 ha, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and World?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and World rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd and World 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.