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

Northern America
15.57 %
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
43.72 %
in 2024
Northern America rank
25th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
29th

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area over time

  • Northern America
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 43.72 % against 15.57 % in Northern America, a difference of 28.15 %.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 2.8 times Northern America's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Northern America ranks 25th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th of 32 groups.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 15.33 % 50.55 % 35.22 % United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 14.44 % 47.76 % 33.31 % United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 14.09 % 46.67 % 32.58 % United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 13.91 % 46.98 % 33.06 % United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 14.3 % 46.76 % 32.46 % United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 15.38 % 46.06 % 30.68 % United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 15.54 % 45.65 % 30.11 % 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, Northern America or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 43.72 % against 15.57 % in Northern America as of 2024.
What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area between Northern America and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
28.15 %, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Northern America and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
Northern America ranks 25th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th of 32 groups.
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
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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.