Greece vs Spain: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Greece
19.21 percent
in 2023
Spain
19.78 percent
in 2023
Greece rank
84th
Spain rank
81st
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Greece
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 19.78 percent against 19.21 percent in Greece, a difference of 0.57 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 84th and Spain ranks 81st of 209 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.05 percent | 24.21 percent | 15.84 percent | Greece |
| 1970s | 40.74 percent | 22.34 percent | 18.39 percent | Greece |
| 1980s | 40.77 percent | 20.79 percent | 19.98 percent | Greece |
| 1990s | 39.97 percent | 21.59 percent | 18.38 percent | Greece |
| 2000s | 33.16 percent | 22.32 percent | 10.85 percent | Greece |
| 2010s | 24.41 percent | 19.11 percent | 5.3 percent | Greece |
| 2020s | 20.63 percent | 19.46 percent | 1.17 percent | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Greece or Spain?
- Spain, at 19.78 percent against 19.21 percent in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Greece and Spain?
- 0.57 percent, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Spain rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Greece ranks 84th 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).