Cape Verde vs Gabon: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Cape Verde
6.2 percent
in 2023
Gabon
6.44 percent
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
151st
Gabon rank
148th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Cape Verde
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 6.44 percent against 6.2 percent in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.24 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 151st and Gabon ranks 148th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 5 and Gabon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2 percent | 5.95 percent | 0.25 percent | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 6.2 percent | 5.95 percent | 0.25 percent | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 6.2 percent | 5.95 percent | 0.25 percent | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 6.2 percent | 6 percent | 0.199 percent | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 6.2 percent | 6.19 percent | 0.01 percent | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 6.2 percent | 6.41 percent | 0.211 percent | Gabon |
| 2020s | 6.2 percent | 6.44 percent | 0.24 percent | Gabon |
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 Gabon?
- Gabon, at 6.44 percent against 6.2 percent in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Cape Verde and Gabon?
- 0.24 percent, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gabon?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Gabon rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Cape Verde ranks 151st and Gabon ranks 148th 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).