Brazil vs Venezuela: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Brazil
20.74 percent
in 2023
Venezuela
20.63 percent
in 2023
Brazil rank
76th
Venezuela rank
77th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

  • Brazil
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 20.74 percent against 20.63 percent in Venezuela, a difference of 0.11 percent.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Venezuela ahead.

Brazil ranks 76th and Venezuela ranks 77th of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Venezuela Difference Ahead
1960s 16.54 percent 18.18 percent 1.64 percent Venezuela
1970s 19.62 percent 19.06 percent 0.56 percent Brazil
1980s 21.25 percent 20.24 percent 1.01 percent Brazil
1990s 21.19 percent 20.68 percent 0.505 percent Brazil
2000s 20.39 percent 20.66 percent 0.271 percent Venezuela
2010s 20.59 percent 20.63 percent 0.041 percent Venezuela
2020s 20.74 percent 20.63 percent 0.11 percent Brazil

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 Venezuela?
Brazil, at 20.74 percent against 20.63 percent in Venezuela as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Brazil and Venezuela?
0.11 percent, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Venezuela?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Venezuela rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Brazil ranks 76th and Venezuela ranks 77th of 208 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

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

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).