Gambia vs Iran: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Gambia
18.48 percent
in 2023
Iran
18.17 percent
in 2023
Gambia rank
90th
Iran rank
92nd
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Gambia
- Iran
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 18.48 percent against 18.17 percent in Iran, a difference of 0.31 percent.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 90th and Iran ranks 92nd of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 6 and Iran in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.53 percent | 27.01 percent | 12.52 percent | Gambia |
| 1970s | 39.53 percent | 27.01 percent | 12.52 percent | Gambia |
| 1980s | 39.33 percent | 27.23 percent | 12.1 percent | Gambia |
| 1990s | 36.22 percent | 28.04 percent | 8.18 percent | Gambia |
| 2000s | 20.66 percent | 23.37 percent | 2.7 percent | Iran |
| 2010s | 18.48 percent | 18.12 percent | 0.359 percent | Gambia |
| 2020s | 18.48 percent | 18.17 percent | 0.31 percent | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Gambia or Iran?
- Gambia, at 18.48 percent against 18.17 percent in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Gambia and Iran?
- 0.31 percent, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Iran?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Iran rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Gambia ranks 90th and Iran ranks 92nd 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).