China vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- China
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 440,935 1000 ha against 263,216 1000 ha in China, a difference of 177,719 1000 ha.
That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 1.7 times China's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th of 204 countries.
Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 319,080 1000 ha | 473,866 1000 ha | 154,786 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1970s | 319,011 1000 ha | 501,273 1000 ha | 182,262 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1980s | 314,609 1000 ha | 524,950 1000 ha | 210,341 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1990s | 307,728 1000 ha | 529,366 1000 ha | 221,638 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2000s | 298,967 1000 ha | 516,723 1000 ha | 217,756 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 276,094 1000 ha | 494,827 1000 ha | 218,733 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 263,659 1000 ha | 443,831 1000 ha | 180,172 1000 ha | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, China or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Latin America and the Caribbean, at 440,935 1000 ha against 263,216 1000 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between China and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 177,719 1000 ha, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- China ranks 5th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th 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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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.