Argentina vs Switzerland: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Argentina
27.29 percent
in 2023
Switzerland
27.12 percent
in 2023
Argentina rank
60th
Switzerland rank
61st
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Argentina
- Switzerland
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 27.29 percent against 27.12 percent in Switzerland, a difference of 0.17 percent.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 60th and Switzerland ranks 61st of 209 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.35 percent | 33.26 percent | 7.09 percent | Argentina |
| 1970s | 37.18 percent | 32.09 percent | 5.09 percent | Argentina |
| 1980s | 36.71 percent | 30.68 percent | 6.03 percent | Argentina |
| 1990s | 36.51 percent | 29.09 percent | 7.42 percent | Argentina |
| 2000s | 34.88 percent | 28.39 percent | 6.49 percent | Argentina |
| 2010s | 29.36 percent | 27.7 percent | 1.65 percent | Argentina |
| 2020s | 27.29 percent | 27.22 percent | 0.0675 percent | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Argentina or Switzerland?
- Argentina, at 27.29 percent against 27.12 percent in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Argentina and Switzerland?
- 0.17 percent, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Switzerland rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Argentina ranks 60th and Switzerland ranks 61st 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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About this data
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).