Burkina Faso vs Netherlands: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Burkina Faso
21.93 percent
in 2023
Netherlands
22.51 percent
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
73rd
Netherlands rank
71st
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Burkina Faso
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 22.51 percent against 21.93 percent in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.58 percent.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 73rd and Netherlands ranks 71st of 208 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.93 percent | 38.31 percent | 16.38 percent | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 21.93 percent | 36.81 percent | 14.88 percent | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 21.93 percent | 33.21 percent | 11.28 percent | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 21.93 percent | 29.66 percent | 7.73 percent | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 21.93 percent | 24.72 percent | 2.79 percent | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 21.93 percent | 22.99 percent | 1.06 percent | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 21.93 percent | 22.75 percent | 0.8225 percent | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Burkina Faso or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 22.51 percent against 21.93 percent in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Burkina Faso and Netherlands?
- 0.58 percent, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Netherlands rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Burkina Faso ranks 73rd and Netherlands ranks 71st 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
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).