Ireland vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area

Ireland
58.85 %
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
30.27 %
in 2024
Ireland rank
13th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
12th

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area over time

  • Ireland
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 58.85 % against 30.27 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 28.58 %.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.9 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 13th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 12th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 59.89 % 30.49 % 29.4 % Ireland
1970s 63.11 % 30.41 % 32.7 % Ireland
1980s 63.35 % 30.39 % 32.96 % Ireland
1990s 57.9 % 30.51 % 27.39 % Ireland
2000s 56.54 % 30.73 % 25.81 % Ireland
2010s 58.67 % 30.53 % 28.14 % Ireland
2020s 57.11 % 30.38 % 26.73 % Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area, Ireland or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Ireland, at 58.85 % against 30.27 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2024.
What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area between Ireland and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
28.58 %, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
Ireland ranks 13th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 12th 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 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
256 places, 14,952 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.