Cape Verde vs Denmark: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Cape Verde
6.2 percent
in 2023
Denmark
5.65 percent
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
151st
Denmark rank
153rd
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Cape Verde
- Denmark
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 6.2 percent against 5.65 percent in Denmark, a difference of 0.55 percent.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 151st and Denmark ranks 153rd of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Denmark in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2 percent | 8.17 percent | 1.97 percent | Denmark |
| 1970s | 6.2 percent | 7.07 percent | 0.865 percent | Denmark |
| 1980s | 6.2 percent | 5.71 percent | 0.485 percent | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 6.2 percent | 7.22 percent | 1.02 percent | Denmark |
| 2000s | 6.2 percent | 8.51 percent | 2.31 percent | Denmark |
| 2010s | 6.2 percent | 5.28 percent | 0.921 percent | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 6.2 percent | 5.72 percent | 0.4775 percent | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Cape Verde or Denmark?
- Cape Verde, at 6.2 percent against 5.65 percent in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Cape Verde and Denmark?
- 0.55 percent, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Denmark?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Denmark rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Cape Verde ranks 151st and Denmark ranks 153rd 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).