Chile vs Ecuador: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Chile
11.82 percent
in 2023
Ecuador
11.84 percent
in 2023
Chile rank
119th
Ecuador rank
118th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Chile
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 11.84 percent against 11.82 percent in Chile, a difference of 0.02 percent.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 119th and Ecuador ranks 118th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.69 percent | 7.97 percent | 5.72 percent | Chile |
| 1970s | 16.2 percent | 10.24 percent | 5.96 percent | Chile |
| 1980s | 17.24 percent | 16.59 percent | 0.658 percent | Chile |
| 1990s | 17.35 percent | 18.52 percent | 1.17 percent | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 18.28 percent | 19.99 percent | 1.71 percent | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 15.09 percent | 15.34 percent | 0.25 percent | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 11.95 percent | 11.99 percent | 0.04 percent | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Chile or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 11.84 percent against 11.82 percent in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Chile and Ecuador?
- 0.02 percent, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Ecuador?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Ecuador rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Chile ranks 119th and Ecuador ranks 118th 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).