Ghana vs Niger: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Ghana
22.79 percent
in 2023
Niger
22.72 percent
in 2023
Ghana rank
69th
Niger rank
70th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Ghana
- Niger
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 22.79 percent against 22.72 percent in Niger, a difference of 0.07 percent.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 69th and Niger ranks 70th of 209 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.92 percent | 15.79 percent | 21.13 percent | Ghana |
| 1970s | 36.92 percent | 15.79 percent | 21.13 percent | Ghana |
| 1980s | 36.92 percent | 16.66 percent | 20.26 percent | Ghana |
| 1990s | 36.15 percent | 17.45 percent | 18.7 percent | Ghana |
| 2000s | 28.22 percent | 20.8 percent | 7.42 percent | Ghana |
| 2010s | 23.88 percent | 22.72 percent | 1.16 percent | Ghana |
| 2020s | 22.79 percent | 22.72 percent | 0.07 percent | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Ghana or Niger?
- Ghana, at 22.79 percent against 22.72 percent in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Ghana and Niger?
- 0.07 percent, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Niger?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Niger rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Ghana ranks 69th and Niger ranks 70th 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).