Belgium vs Iceland: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Belgium
15.31 percent
in 2023
Iceland
15.05 percent
in 2023
Belgium rank
99th
Iceland rank
101st
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Belgium
- Iceland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 15.31 percent against 15.05 percent in Iceland, a difference of 0.26 percent.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.
Belgium ranks 99th and Iceland ranks 101st of 209 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.06 percent | 17.51 percent | 0.448 percent | Iceland |
| 2010s | 16.02 percent | 17.45 percent | 1.43 percent | Iceland |
| 2020s | 15.5 percent | 16.79 percent | 1.29 percent | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Belgium or Iceland?
- Belgium, at 15.31 percent against 15.05 percent in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Belgium and Iceland?
- 0.26 percent, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Iceland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Iceland rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Belgium ranks 99th and Iceland ranks 101st 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).