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

Australia
331,869 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
340,967 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
3rd
Australia and New Zealand rank
2nd

Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time

  • Australia
  • Australia and New Zealand
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How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 340,967 1000 ha against 331,869 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 9,098 1000 ha.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 3rd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd 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 Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 471,115 1000 ha 483,942 1000 ha 12,827 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
1970s 481,152 1000 ha 494,549 1000 ha 13,397 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
1980s 462,272 1000 ha 476,288 1000 ha 14,016 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
1990s 444,218 1000 ha 456,988 1000 ha 12,769 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2000s 393,528 1000 ha 404,819 1000 ha 11,290 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2010s 338,066 1000 ha 348,381 1000 ha 10,315 1000 ha Australia and New Zealand
2020s 330,451 1000 ha 339,731 1000 ha 9,280 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 or Australia and New Zealand?
Australia and New Zealand, at 340,967 1000 ha against 331,869 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
9,098 1000 ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
Australia ranks 3rd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd 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.