Eritrea vs Ireland: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Eritrea
56.94 percent
in 2023
Ireland
54.42 percent
in 2023
Eritrea rank
14th
Ireland rank
15th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Eritrea
- Ireland
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 56.94 percent against 54.42 percent in Ireland, a difference of 2.52 percent.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 14th and Ireland ranks 15th of 209 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.89 percent | 57.39 percent | 11.49 percent | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 61.8 percent | 56.54 percent | 5.25 percent | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 56.99 percent | 58.67 percent | 1.68 percent | Ireland |
| 2020s | 56.96 percent | 56.68 percent | 0.2775 percent | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Eritrea or Ireland?
- Eritrea, at 56.94 percent against 54.42 percent in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Eritrea and Ireland?
- 2.52 percent, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ireland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Ireland rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Eritrea ranks 14th and Ireland ranks 15th 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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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).