Brazil vs Jamaica: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Brazil
20.74 percent
in 2023
Jamaica
21.14 percent
in 2023
Brazil rank
76th
Jamaica rank
75th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Brazil
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 21.14 percent against 20.74 percent in Brazil, a difference of 0.4 percent.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Brazil ranks 76th and Jamaica ranks 75th of 209 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.54 percent | 23.67 percent | 7.13 percent | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 19.62 percent | 23.73 percent | 4.11 percent | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 21.25 percent | 23.73 percent | 2.48 percent | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 21.19 percent | 21.7 percent | 0.509 percent | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 20.39 percent | 21.14 percent | 0.751 percent | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 20.59 percent | 21.14 percent | 0.551 percent | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 20.74 percent | 21.14 percent | 0.4 percent | Jamaica |
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 Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 21.14 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 Jamaica?
- 0.4 percent, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Jamaica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Jamaica rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Brazil ranks 76th and Jamaica ranks 75th 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).