Djibouti vs Saudi Arabia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Djibouti
73.34 percent
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
79.08 percent
in 2023
Djibouti rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
3rd
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Djibouti
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 79.08 percent against 73.34 percent in Djibouti, a difference of 5.74 percent.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.08 percent | 39.54 percent | 16.54 percent | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 56.08 percent | 39.54 percent | 16.54 percent | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 56.08 percent | 44.42 percent | 11.66 percent | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 61.62 percent | 65.03 percent | 3.41 percent | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 72.82 percent | 79.08 percent | 6.26 percent | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 73.34 percent | 79.08 percent | 5.74 percent | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 73.34 percent | 79.08 percent | 5.74 percent | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Djibouti or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 79.08 percent against 73.34 percent in Djibouti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Djibouti and Saudi Arabia?
- 5.74 percent, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Djibouti ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd 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).