What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Afghanistan and Namibia?

0.16 percent, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Namibia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Namibia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Afghanistan

46 percent

in 2023

Namibia

46.16 percent

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

22nd

Namibia rank

20th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

Afghanistan
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 46.16 percent against 46 percent in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.16 percent.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Namibia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Namibia ranks 20th of 209 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	46 percent	46.16 percent	0.16 percent	Namibia
1970s	46 percent	46.16 percent	0.16 percent	Namibia
1980s	46 percent	46.16 percent	0.16 percent	Namibia
1990s	46 percent	46.16 percent	0.16 percent	Namibia
2000s	46 percent	46.16 percent	0.16 percent	Namibia
2010s	46 percent	46.16 percent	0.16 percent	Namibia
2020s	46.2 percent	46.16 percent	0.04 percent	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Afghanistan or Namibia?: Namibia, at 46.16 percent against 46 percent in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Afghanistan and Namibia?: 0.16 percent, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Namibia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Namibia rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Namibia ranks 20th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: percent
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).