El Salvador vs Romania: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
El Salvador
15.19 percent
in 2023
Romania
16.96 percent
in 2023
El Salvador rank
100th
Romania rank
97th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- El Salvador
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 16.96 percent against 15.19 percent in El Salvador, a difference of 1.77 percent.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 100th and Romania ranks 97th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.21 percent | 18.67 percent | 9.54 percent | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 25.96 percent | 19.3 percent | 6.66 percent | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 23.6 percent | 19.33 percent | 4.27 percent | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 21.13 percent | 21.17 percent | 0.047 percent | Romania |
| 2000s | 18.66 percent | 20.54 percent | 1.88 percent | Romania |
| 2010s | 16.29 percent | 19.67 percent | 3.38 percent | Romania |
| 2020s | 15.19 percent | 17.63 percent | 2.44 percent | Romania |
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 Romania?
- Romania, at 16.96 percent against 15.19 percent in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between El Salvador and Romania?
- 1.77 percent, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Romania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Romania rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- El Salvador ranks 100th and Romania ranks 97th of 208 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).