France vs Spain: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
France
19.24 percent
in 2023
Spain
19.78 percent
in 2023
France rank
83rd
Spain rank
81st
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 19.78 percent against 19.24 percent in France, a difference of 0.54 percent.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
France ranks 83rd and Spain ranks 81st of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.01 percent | 24.21 percent | 0.8033 percent | France |
| 1970s | 24.9 percent | 22.34 percent | 2.55 percent | France |
| 1980s | 22.81 percent | 20.79 percent | 2.02 percent | France |
| 1990s | 20.31 percent | 21.59 percent | 1.28 percent | Spain |
| 2000s | 18.53 percent | 22.32 percent | 3.79 percent | Spain |
| 2010s | 17.56 percent | 19.11 percent | 1.56 percent | Spain |
| 2020s | 19.26 percent | 19.46 percent | 0.1975 percent | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 19.78 percent against 19.24 percent in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between France and Spain?
- 0.54 percent, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- France ranks 83rd and Spain ranks 81st 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).