Caribbean vs Western Sahara: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- Caribbean
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 5,000 1000 ha against 4,866 1000 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 134 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Caribbean ranks 71st and Western Sahara ranks 69th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Western Sahara in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,803 1000 ha | 5,000 1000 ha | 196.9 1000 ha | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 4,938 1000 ha | 5,000 1000 ha | 61.89 1000 ha | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 5,138 1000 ha | 5,000 1000 ha | 137.63 1000 ha | Caribbean |
| 1990s | 4,846 1000 ha | 5,000 1000 ha | 153.67 1000 ha | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 4,572 1000 ha | 5,000 1000 ha | 428.17 1000 ha | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 4,775 1000 ha | 5,000 1000 ha | 224.54 1000 ha | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 4,866 1000 ha | 5,000 1000 ha | 134.18 1000 ha | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, Caribbean or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 5,000 1000 ha against 4,866 1000 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between Caribbean and Western Sahara?
- 134 1000 ha, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Western Sahara?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Western Sahara rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Caribbean ranks 71st and Western Sahara ranks 69th 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.