Colombia vs New Zealand: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Colombia
31.99 percent
in 2023
New Zealand
34.63 percent
in 2023
Colombia rank
44th
New Zealand rank
41st
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Colombia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 34.63 percent against 31.99 percent in Colombia, a difference of 2.64 percent.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 209 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.5 percent | 48.71 percent | 15.21 percent | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 35.9 percent | 50.88 percent | 14.97 percent | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 36.14 percent | 53.23 percent | 17.09 percent | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 36.47 percent | 48.49 percent | 12.02 percent | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 34.95 percent | 42.88 percent | 7.93 percent | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 36.08 percent | 39.17 percent | 3.09 percent | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 33.82 percent | 35.41 percent | 1.59 percent | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Colombia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 34.63 percent against 31.99 percent in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Colombia and New Zealand?
- 2.64 percent, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and New Zealand rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Colombia ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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).