Brazil vs Burkina Faso: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Brazil
20.74 percent
in 2023
Burkina Faso
21.93 percent
in 2023
Brazil rank
76th
Burkina Faso rank
73rd
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 21.93 percent against 20.74 percent in Brazil, a difference of 1.19 percent.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 76th and Burkina Faso ranks 73rd of 209 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.54 percent | 21.93 percent | 5.39 percent | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 19.62 percent | 21.93 percent | 2.31 percent | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 21.25 percent | 21.93 percent | 0.677 percent | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 21.19 percent | 21.93 percent | 0.744 percent | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 20.39 percent | 21.93 percent | 1.54 percent | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 20.59 percent | 21.93 percent | 1.34 percent | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 20.74 percent | 21.93 percent | 1.19 percent | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Brazil or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 21.93 percent against 20.74 percent in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Brazil and Burkina Faso?
- 1.19 percent, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Burkina Faso?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Burkina Faso rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Brazil ranks 76th and Burkina Faso ranks 73rd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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).