Eswatini vs Ireland: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Eswatini
58.14 percent
in 2023
Ireland
54.42 percent
in 2023
Eswatini rank
13th
Ireland rank
15th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Eswatini
- Ireland
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 58.14 percent against 54.42 percent in Ireland, a difference of 3.72 percent.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 13th and Ireland ranks 15th of 209 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.02 percent | 59.89 percent | 18.13 percent | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 73.43 percent | 63.11 percent | 10.32 percent | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 65.09 percent | 63.35 percent | 1.74 percent | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 60.08 percent | 57.9 percent | 2.18 percent | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 60 percent | 56.54 percent | 3.46 percent | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 59.19 percent | 58.67 percent | 0.521 percent | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 58.14 percent | 56.68 percent | 1.46 percent | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Eswatini or Ireland?
- Eswatini, at 58.14 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 Eswatini and Ireland?
- 3.72 percent, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Ireland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Ireland rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Eswatini ranks 13th 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.
Individual pages
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).