El Salvador vs Iceland: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
El Salvador
15.19 percent
in 2023
Iceland
15.05 percent
in 2023
El Salvador rank
100th
Iceland rank
101st
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- El Salvador
- Iceland
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 15.19 percent against 15.05 percent in Iceland, a difference of 0.14 percent.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 100th and Iceland ranks 101st of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.21 percent | 19.95 percent | 8.26 percent | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 25.96 percent | 18.25 percent | 7.71 percent | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 23.6 percent | 17.62 percent | 5.98 percent | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 21.13 percent | 17.59 percent | 3.53 percent | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 18.66 percent | 17.51 percent | 1.15 percent | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 16.29 percent | 17.45 percent | 1.16 percent | Iceland |
| 2020s | 15.19 percent | 16.79 percent | 1.6 percent | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, El Salvador or Iceland?
- El Salvador, at 15.19 percent against 15.05 percent in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between El Salvador and Iceland?
- 0.14 percent, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iceland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Iceland rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- El Salvador ranks 100th and Iceland ranks 101st 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).