United States vs USSR: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- United States
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 326,500 1000 ha against 266,806 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 59,694 1000 ha.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 5th and USSR ranks 4th of 237 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 257,688 1000 ha | 307,970 1000 ha | 50,283 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1970s | 242,793 1000 ha | 318,675 1000 ha | 75,882 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1980s | 240,059 1000 ha | 324,710 1000 ha | 84,651 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1990s | 239,172 1000 ha | 326,900 1000 ha | 87,728 1000 ha | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, United States or USSR?
- USSR, at 326,500 1000 ha against 266,806 1000 ha in United States as of 1991.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between United States and USSR?
- 59,694 1000 ha, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do United States and USSR rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- United States ranks 5th and USSR ranks 4th of 237 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.