Belgium vs Romania: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Belgium
15.31 percent
in 2023
Romania
16.96 percent
in 2023
Belgium rank
99th
Romania rank
97th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Belgium
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 16.96 percent against 15.31 percent in Belgium, a difference of 1.65 percent.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 99th and Romania ranks 97th of 209 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.06 percent | 20.54 percent | 3.48 percent | Romania |
| 2010s | 16.02 percent | 19.67 percent | 3.65 percent | Romania |
| 2020s | 15.5 percent | 17.63 percent | 2.13 percent | Romania |
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 Romania?
- Romania, at 16.96 percent against 15.31 percent in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Belgium and Romania?
- 1.65 percent, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Romania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Romania rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Belgium ranks 99th and Romania ranks 97th 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).