How many years of comparable data are there for France and Greece?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

France vs Greece: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

France

19.24 percent

in 2023

Greece

19.21 percent

in 2023

France rank

83rd

Greece rank

84th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

France
Greece

How they compare

France currently reports 19.24 percent against 19.21 percent in Greece, a difference of 0.03 percent.

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

France ranks 83rd and Greece ranks 84th of 209 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1960s	25.01 percent	40.05 percent	15.03 percent	Greece
1970s	24.9 percent	40.74 percent	15.84 percent	Greece
1980s	22.81 percent	40.77 percent	17.96 percent	Greece
1990s	20.31 percent	39.97 percent	19.66 percent	Greece
2000s	18.53 percent	33.16 percent	14.63 percent	Greece
2010s	17.56 percent	24.41 percent	6.86 percent	Greece
2020s	19.26 percent	20.63 percent	1.37 percent	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, France or Greece?: France, at 19.24 percent against 19.21 percent in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between France and Greece?: 0.03 percent, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Greece?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Greece rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: France ranks 83rd and Greece ranks 84th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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).