OECD vs World: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area

OECD
783,746 1000 ha
in 2024
World
3.06 million 1000 ha
in 2024
OECD rank
1st
World rank
1st

Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time

  • OECD
  • World
1.0M2.0M3.0M196119922024

How they compare

World currently reports 3.06 million 1000 ha against 783,746 1000 ha in OECD, a difference of 2.27 million 1000 ha.

That makes World's figure about 3.9 times OECD's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

OECD ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 220 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD World Difference Ahead
1960s 940,616 1000 ha 3.19 million 1000 ha 2.25 million 1000 ha World
1970s 934,163 1000 ha 3.22 million 1000 ha 2.28 million 1000 ha World
1980s 908,960 1000 ha 3.22 million 1000 ha 2.31 million 1000 ha World
1990s 888,824 1000 ha 3.27 million 1000 ha 2.38 million 1000 ha World
2000s 843,721 1000 ha 3.24 million 1000 ha 2.39 million 1000 ha World
2010s 794,990 1000 ha 3.14 million 1000 ha 2.35 million 1000 ha World
2020s 783,648 1000 ha 3.07 million 1000 ha 2.28 million 1000 ha World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, OECD or World?
World, at 3.06 million 1000 ha against 783,746 1000 ha in OECD as of 2024.
What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between OECD and World?
2.27 million 1000 ha, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and World?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do OECD and World rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
OECD ranks 1st and World ranks 1st 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

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.