Faroe Islands vs Uruguay: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Faroe Islands
70.07 percent
in 2023
Uruguay
68.56 percent
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
5th
Uruguay rank
7th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Faroe Islands
- Uruguay
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 70.07 percent against 68.56 percent in Uruguay, a difference of 1.51 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.1 percent | 78.43 percent | 9.33 percent | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 69.1 percent | 77.88 percent | 8.78 percent | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 69.1 percent | 77.53 percent | 8.44 percent | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 69.09 percent | 77.66 percent | 8.56 percent | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 69.09 percent | 75.76 percent | 6.67 percent | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 68.99 percent | 68.87 percent | 0.128 percent | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 70.12 percent | 68.56 percent | 1.56 percent | Faroe 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, Faroe Islands or Uruguay?
- Faroe Islands, at 70.07 percent against 68.56 percent in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Faroe Islands and Uruguay?
- 1.51 percent, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Uruguay rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Faroe Islands ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 7th 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).