Falkland Islands vs USSR: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Falkland Islands
93.19 percent
in 2023
USSR
14.89 percent
in 1991
Falkland Islands rank
1st
USSR rank
2nd

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

  • Falkland Islands
  • USSR
20406080100196119922023

How they compare

Falkland Islands currently reports 93.19 percent against 14.89 percent in USSR, a difference of 78.3 percent.

That makes Falkland Islands's figure about 6.3 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Falkland Islands has been ahead every year.

Falkland Islands ranks 1st and USSR ranks 2nd of 208 countries.

Falkland Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Falkland Islands USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 98.6 percent 14.05 percent 84.55 percent Falkland Islands
1970s 98.6 percent 14.54 percent 84.06 percent Falkland Islands
1980s 98.35 percent 14.81 percent 83.54 percent Falkland Islands
1990s 97.78 percent 14.91 percent 82.87 percent Falkland Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Falkland Islands or USSR?
Falkland Islands, at 93.19 percent against 14.89 percent in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Falkland Islands and USSR?
78.3 percent, with Falkland Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Falkland Islands and USSR rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Falkland Islands ranks 1st and USSR ranks 2nd 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

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).