Australia vs United States: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 331,869 1000 ha against 266,806 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 65,063 1000 ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 237 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 471,115 1000 ha | 257,688 1000 ha | 213,428 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1970s | 481,152 1000 ha | 242,793 1000 ha | 238,359 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1980s | 462,272 1000 ha | 240,059 1000 ha | 222,212 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1990s | 444,218 1000 ha | 236,951 1000 ha | 207,267 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 393,528 1000 ha | 243,727 1000 ha | 149,802 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 338,066 1000 ha | 265,023 1000 ha | 73,044 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 330,451 1000 ha | 266,806 1000 ha | 63,645 1000 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 331,869 1000 ha against 266,806 1000 ha in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between Australia and United States?
- 65,063 1000 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Australia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 237 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.