Australia vs OECD: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- Australia
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 783,746 1000 ha against 331,869 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 451,877 1000 ha.
That makes OECD's figure about 2.4 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 220 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 471,115 1000 ha | 940,616 1000 ha | 469,501 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1970s | 481,152 1000 ha | 934,163 1000 ha | 453,011 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1980s | 462,272 1000 ha | 908,960 1000 ha | 446,689 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1990s | 444,218 1000 ha | 888,824 1000 ha | 444,606 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 393,528 1000 ha | 843,721 1000 ha | 450,193 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2010s | 338,066 1000 ha | 794,990 1000 ha | 456,924 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2020s | 330,451 1000 ha | 783,648 1000 ha | 453,197 1000 ha | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, Australia or OECD?
- OECD, at 783,746 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 OECD?
- 451,877 1000 ha, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and OECD?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and OECD rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Australia ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 220 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.