Namibia vs South America: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area over time
- Namibia
- South America
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 46.16 % against 20.18 % in South America, a difference of 25.98 %.
That makes Namibia's figure about 2.3 times South America's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 21st and South America ranks 20th of 204 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.16 % | 21.93 % | 24.23 % | Namibia |
| 1970s | 46.16 % | 23.4 % | 22.76 % | Namibia |
| 1980s | 46.16 % | 24.58 % | 21.58 % | Namibia |
| 1990s | 46.16 % | 24.76 % | 21.4 % | Namibia |
| 2000s | 46.16 % | 24.16 % | 22 % | Namibia |
| 2010s | 46.16 % | 23.23 % | 22.93 % | Namibia |
| 2020s | 46.16 % | 20.34 % | 25.82 % | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area, Namibia or South America?
- Namibia, at 46.16 % against 20.18 % in South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area between Namibia and South America?
- 25.98 %, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and South America rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Namibia ranks 21st and South America ranks 20th 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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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.