United Kingdom vs United States: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land

United Kingdom
63.17 %
in 2024
United States
63.29 %
in 2024
United Kingdom rank
84th
United States rank
82nd

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • United Kingdom
  • United States
0204060196119922024

How they compare

United States currently reports 63.29 % against 63.17 % in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.12 %.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

United Kingdom ranks 84th and United States ranks 82nd of 237 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom United States Difference Ahead
1960s 62.35 % 58.71 % 3.64 % United Kingdom
1970s 62 % 56.19 % 5.81 % United Kingdom
1980s 61.82 % 55.9 % 5.92 % United Kingdom
1990s 64.38 % 56.38 % 8.01 % United Kingdom
2000s 65.64 % 58.89 % 6.75 % United Kingdom
2010s 64.45 % 62.48 % 1.98 % United Kingdom
2020s 64.47 % 63.19 % 1.29 % United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land, United Kingdom or United States?
United States, at 63.29 % against 63.17 % in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land between United Kingdom and United States?
0.12 %, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
United Kingdom ranks 84th and United States ranks 82nd 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
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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.