Australia and New Zealand vs United States of America: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land

Australia and New Zealand
91.36 %
in 2024
United States of America
63.29 %
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
21st
United States of America rank
20th

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • United States of America
020406080100196119922024

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 91.36 % against 63.29 % in United States of America, a difference of 28.07 %.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.4 times United States of America's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 20th of 237 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 96.39 % 58.71 % 37.68 % Australia and New Zealand
1970s 96.77 % 56.19 % 40.58 % Australia and New Zealand
1980s 95.97 % 55.9 % 40.07 % Australia and New Zealand
1990s 95.94 % 56.38 % 39.56 % Australia and New Zealand
2000s 94.07 % 58.89 % 35.19 % Australia and New Zealand
2010s 91.7 % 62.48 % 29.22 % Australia and New Zealand
2020s 91.36 % 63.19 % 28.17 % Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land, Australia and New Zealand or United States of America?
Australia and New Zealand, at 91.36 % against 63.29 % in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land between Australia and New Zealand and United States of America?
28.07 %, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and United States of America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 20th of 237 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,786 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.