New Zealand vs Spain: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 9,886 1000 ha against 9,097 1000 ha in New Zealand, a difference of 789 1000 ha.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 59th and Spain ranks 58th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,826 1000 ha | 12,100 1000 ha | 725.78 1000 ha | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 13,396 1000 ha | 11,165 1000 ha | 2,230 1000 ha | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 14,015 1000 ha | 10,384 1000 ha | 3,630 1000 ha | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 12,768 1000 ha | 10,783 1000 ha | 1,985 1000 ha | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 11,289 1000 ha | 11,134 1000 ha | 155.08 1000 ha | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 10,314 1000 ha | 9,553 1000 ha | 760.53 1000 ha | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 9,279 1000 ha | 9,754 1000 ha | 475.28 1000 ha | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, New Zealand or Spain?
- Spain, at 9,886 1000 ha against 9,097 1000 ha in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between New Zealand and Spain?
- 789 1000 ha, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- New Zealand ranks 59th and Spain ranks 58th 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.