French Polynesia vs Greenland: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
French Polynesia
0.45 percent
in 2023
Greenland
0.59 percent
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
198th
Greenland rank
195th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- French Polynesia
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 0.59 percent against 0.45 percent in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.14 percent.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.3 times French Polynesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was French Polynesia ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 198th and Greenland ranks 195th of 209 countries.
French Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.34 percent | 0.69 percent | 4.65 percent | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 4.69 percent | 0.69 percent | 4 percent | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 3.94 percent | 0.69 percent | 3.25 percent | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | 3.2 percent | 0.661 percent | 2.54 percent | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 2.59 percent | 0.588 percent | 2 percent | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 1.63 percent | 0.59 percent | 1.04 percent | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 0.66 percent | 0.59 percent | 0.07 percent | French Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, French Polynesia or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 0.59 percent against 0.45 percent in French Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between French Polynesia and Greenland?
- 0.14 percent, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Greenland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do French Polynesia and Greenland rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- French Polynesia ranks 198th and Greenland ranks 195th 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).