Australia and New Zealand vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area

Australia and New Zealand
42.88 %
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
43.72 %
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
33rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
29th

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0204060196119922024

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 43.72 % against 42.88 % in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 0.84 %.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 33rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th of 237 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 60.9 % 50.55 % 10.35 % Australia and New Zealand
1970s 62.24 % 47.76 % 14.48 % Australia and New Zealand
1980s 59.94 % 46.67 % 13.27 % Australia and New Zealand
1990s 57.51 % 46.98 % 10.54 % Australia and New Zealand
2000s 50.95 % 46.76 % 4.19 % Australia and New Zealand
2010s 43.82 % 46.06 % 2.23 % United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 42.71 % 45.65 % 2.94 % United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area, Australia and New Zealand or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 43.72 % against 42.88 % in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area between Australia and New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.84 %, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 33rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th 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 Land area. 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 Land area
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.