Ecuador vs Italy: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Ecuador
11.84 percent
in 2023
Italy
12.19 percent
in 2023
Ecuador rank
118th
Italy rank
117th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

  • Ecuador
  • Italy
05101520196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 12.19 percent against 11.84 percent in Ecuador, a difference of 0.35 percent.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Ecuador ranks 118th and Italy ranks 117th of 209 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 7.97 percent 17.44 percent 9.47 percent Italy
1970s 10.24 percent 17.69 percent 7.45 percent Italy
1980s 16.59 percent 16.99 percent 0.409 percent Italy
1990s 18.52 percent 15.08 percent 3.43 percent Ecuador
2000s 19.99 percent 14.81 percent 5.18 percent Ecuador
2010s 15.34 percent 13.62 percent 1.73 percent Ecuador
2020s 11.99 percent 11.25 percent 0.7325 percent Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Ecuador or Italy?
Italy, at 12.19 percent against 11.84 percent in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Ecuador and Italy?
0.35 percent, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Italy?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Italy rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Ecuador ranks 118th and Italy ranks 117th 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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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

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).