Bolivia vs United States: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Bolivia
30.46 percent
in 2023
United States
29.17 percent
in 2023
Bolivia rank
49th
United States rank
52nd
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Bolivia
- United States
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 30.46 percent against 29.17 percent in United States, a difference of 1.29 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Bolivia ranks 49th and United States ranks 52nd of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.27 percent | 28.13 percent | 1.87 percent | United States |
| 1970s | 27.79 percent | 26.51 percent | 1.28 percent | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 29.97 percent | 26.21 percent | 3.76 percent | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 31.11 percent | 25.87 percent | 5.24 percent | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 30.67 percent | 26.61 percent | 4.06 percent | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 30.46 percent | 28.97 percent | 1.49 percent | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 30.46 percent | 29.17 percent | 1.29 percent | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Bolivia or United States?
- Bolivia, at 30.46 percent against 29.17 percent in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Bolivia and United States?
- 1.29 percent, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bolivia and United States rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Bolivia ranks 49th and United States ranks 52nd 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).