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

0.14 percent, with Palestine ahead.

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

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 Palestine: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Afghanistan

46 percent

in 2023

Palestine

46.14 percent

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

22nd

Palestine rank

21st

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

Afghanistan
Palestine

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 46.14 percent against 46 percent in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.14 percent.

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

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Palestine ranks 21st of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1960s	46 percent	46.01 percent	0.01 percent	Palestine
1970s	46 percent	46.01 percent	0.01 percent	Palestine
1980s	46 percent	46.01 percent	0.01 percent	Palestine
1990s	46 percent	46.01 percent	0.01 percent	Palestine
2000s	46 percent	46.01 percent	0.01 percent	Palestine
2010s	46 percent	46.01 percent	0.01 percent	Palestine
2020s	46.2 percent	46.11 percent	0.0925 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 Palestine?: Palestine, at 46.14 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 Palestine?: 0.14 percent, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Palestine?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Palestine rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Palestine ranks 21st 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: 30 October 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).