Australia vs Syria: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Australia
43.14 percent
in 2023
Syria
44.46 percent
in 2023
Australia rank
28th
Syria rank
26th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

  • Australia
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 44.46 percent against 43.14 percent in Australia, a difference of 1.32 percent.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 28th and Syria ranks 26th of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 61.32 percent 43.3 percent 18.03 percent Australia
1970s 62.63 percent 45.02 percent 17.61 percent Australia
1980s 60.17 percent 45.09 percent 15.08 percent Australia
1990s 57.82 percent 44.51 percent 13.31 percent Australia
2000s 51.23 percent 45.1 percent 6.12 percent Australia
2010s 43.98 percent 44.61 percent 0.623 percent Syria
2020s 42.91 percent 44.52 percent 1.61 percent Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Australia or Syria?
Syria, at 44.46 percent against 43.14 percent in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Australia and Syria?
1.32 percent, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Syria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Syria rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Australia ranks 28th and Syria ranks 26th of 208 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

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

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).