Denmark vs Tonga: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Denmark
5.65 percent
in 2023
Tonga
5.56 percent
in 2023
Denmark rank
153rd
Tonga rank
155th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Denmark
- Tonga
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 5.65 percent against 5.56 percent in Tonga, a difference of 0.09 percent.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 153rd and Tonga ranks 155th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.17 percent | 2.47 percent | 5.7 percent | Denmark |
| 1970s | 7.07 percent | 4.73 percent | 2.34 percent | Denmark |
| 1980s | 5.71 percent | 5.56 percent | 0.155 percent | Denmark |
| 1990s | 7.22 percent | 5.56 percent | 1.66 percent | Denmark |
| 2000s | 8.51 percent | 5.56 percent | 2.95 percent | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.28 percent | 5.56 percent | 0.281 percent | Tonga |
| 2020s | 5.72 percent | 5.56 percent | 0.1625 percent | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Denmark or Tonga?
- Denmark, at 5.65 percent against 5.56 percent in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Denmark and Tonga?
- 0.09 percent, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Tonga?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Tonga rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Denmark ranks 153rd and Tonga ranks 155th 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).