Brazil vs China: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 263,216 1000 ha against 173,361 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 89,855 1000 ha.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 8th and China ranks 5th of 220 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 138,235 1000 ha | 319,080 1000 ha | 180,845 1000 ha | China |
| 1970s | 163,957 1000 ha | 319,011 1000 ha | 155,054 1000 ha | China |
| 1980s | 177,632 1000 ha | 314,609 1000 ha | 136,976 1000 ha | China |
| 1990s | 177,074 1000 ha | 307,728 1000 ha | 130,654 1000 ha | China |
| 2000s | 170,414 1000 ha | 298,967 1000 ha | 128,552 1000 ha | China |
| 2010s | 172,087 1000 ha | 276,094 1000 ha | 104,007 1000 ha | China |
| 2020s | 173,361 1000 ha | 263,659 1000 ha | 90,298 1000 ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, Brazil or China?
- China, at 263,216 1000 ha against 173,361 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between Brazil and China?
- 89,855 1000 ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Brazil ranks 8th and China ranks 5th 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.