Faroe Islands vs Saudi Arabia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Faroe Islands
70.07 percent
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
79.08 percent
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
5th
Saudi Arabia rank
3rd

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 79.08 percent against 70.07 percent in Faroe Islands, a difference of 9.01 percent.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Faroe Islands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 69.1 percent 39.54 percent 29.56 percent Faroe Islands
1970s 69.1 percent 39.54 percent 29.56 percent Faroe Islands
1980s 69.1 percent 44.42 percent 24.67 percent Faroe Islands
1990s 69.09 percent 65.03 percent 4.06 percent Faroe Islands
2000s 69.09 percent 79.08 percent 9.98 percent Saudi Arabia
2010s 68.99 percent 79.08 percent 10.09 percent Saudi Arabia
2020s 70.12 percent 79.08 percent 8.96 percent Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Faroe Islands or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 79.08 percent against 70.07 percent in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Faroe Islands and Saudi Arabia?
9.01 percent, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Faroe Islands ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd 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).