How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

Austria vs USSR: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Austria

14.66 percent

in 2023

USSR

14.89 percent

in 1991

Austria rank

105th

USSR rank

103rd

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

Austria
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 14.89 percent against 14.66 percent in Austria, a difference of 0.23 percent.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 105th and USSR ranks 103rd of 209 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	21.04 percent	14.05 percent	6.99 percent	Austria
1970s	19.24 percent	14.54 percent	4.7 percent	Austria
1980s	18.32 percent	14.81 percent	3.51 percent	Austria
1990s	18.37 percent	14.91 percent	3.46 percent	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Austria or USSR?: USSR, at 14.89 percent against 14.66 percent in Austria as of 1991.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Austria and USSR?: 0.23 percent, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Austria and USSR rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Austria ranks 105th and USSR ranks 103rd 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).