How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Rwanda?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Belgium vs Rwanda: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Belgium

15.31 percent

in 2023

Rwanda

15.65 percent

in 2023

Belgium rank

99th

Rwanda rank

98th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

Belgium
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 15.65 percent against 15.31 percent in Belgium, a difference of 0.34 percent.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 99th and Rwanda ranks 98th of 209 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	17.06 percent	18.69 percent	1.63 percent	Rwanda
2010s	16.02 percent	16.7 percent	0.685 percent	Rwanda
2020s	15.5 percent	15.77 percent	0.2675 percent	Rwanda

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 Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 15.65 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 Rwanda?: 0.34 percent, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Rwanda?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Rwanda rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Belgium ranks 99th and Rwanda ranks 98th 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).