China vs Paraguay: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
China
41.84 percent
in 2023
Paraguay
42.38 percent
in 2023
China rank
30th
Paraguay rank
29th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- China
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 42.38 percent against 41.84 percent in China, a difference of 0.54 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 30th and Paraguay ranks 29th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.82 percent | 24.99 percent | 1.83 percent | China |
| 1970s | 31.76 percent | 26.95 percent | 4.81 percent | China |
| 1980s | 37.18 percent | 29.01 percent | 8.17 percent | China |
| 1990s | 41.35 percent | 31.99 percent | 9.36 percent | China |
| 2000s | 41.84 percent | 35.72 percent | 6.12 percent | China |
| 2010s | 41.84 percent | 39.45 percent | 2.39 percent | China |
| 2020s | 41.84 percent | 42.03 percent | 0.1925 percent | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, China or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 42.38 percent against 41.84 percent in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between China and Paraguay?
- 0.54 percent, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Paraguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Paraguay rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- China ranks 30th and Paraguay ranks 29th 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).