France vs Turkey: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
France
19.24 percent
in 2023
Turkey
18.99 percent
in 2023
France rank
83rd
Turkey rank
85th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- France
- Turkey
How they compare
France currently reports 19.24 percent against 18.99 percent in Turkey, a difference of 0.25 percent.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
France ranks 83rd and Turkey ranks 85th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.01 percent | 14.48 percent | 10.53 percent | France |
| 1970s | 24.9 percent | 13.47 percent | 11.43 percent | France |
| 1980s | 22.81 percent | 13.93 percent | 8.88 percent | France |
| 1990s | 20.31 percent | 16.25 percent | 4.06 percent | France |
| 2000s | 18.53 percent | 18.92 percent | 0.395 percent | Turkey |
| 2010s | 17.56 percent | 18.99 percent | 1.43 percent | Turkey |
| 2020s | 19.26 percent | 18.99 percent | 0.2675 percent | France |
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 Turkey?
- France, at 19.24 percent against 18.99 percent in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between France and Turkey?
- 0.25 percent, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Turkey?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do France and Turkey rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- France ranks 83rd and Turkey ranks 85th 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
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).