New Zealand vs South America: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land over time
- New Zealand
- South America
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 93.85 % against 70.86 % in South America, a difference of 22.99 %.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times South America's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 17th and South America ranks 14th of 204 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.93 % | 83.11 % | 13.83 % | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 96.97 % | 81.49 % | 15.49 % | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 96.78 % | 79.27 % | 17.51 % | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 96.67 % | 80.22 % | 16.45 % | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 95.88 % | 78.16 % | 17.72 % | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 94.59 % | 75.3 % | 19.3 % | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 93.77 % | 71.24 % | 22.53 % | 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, New Zealand or South America?
- New Zealand, at 93.85 % against 70.86 % in South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land between New Zealand and South America?
- 22.99 %, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and South America rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- New Zealand ranks 17th and South America ranks 14th of 204 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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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.