How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

Djibouti vs USSR: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Djibouti

73.34 percent

in 2023

USSR

14.89 percent

in 1991

Djibouti rank

4th

USSR rank

2nd

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

Djibouti
USSR

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 73.34 percent against 14.89 percent in USSR, a difference of 58.45 percent.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 4.9 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Djibouti has been ahead every year.

Djibouti ranks 4th and USSR ranks 2nd of 208 regions.

Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	56.08 percent	14.05 percent	42.03 percent	Djibouti
1970s	56.08 percent	14.54 percent	41.54 percent	Djibouti
1980s	56.08 percent	14.81 percent	41.27 percent	Djibouti
1990s	56.8 percent	14.91 percent	41.89 percent	Djibouti

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 USSR?: Djibouti, at 73.34 percent against 14.89 percent in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Djibouti and USSR?: 58.45 percent, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Djibouti and USSR rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Djibouti ranks 4th and USSR ranks 2nd of 208 regions.
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

Indicator: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: percent
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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).