How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Turkey?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Greece vs Turkey: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Greece

19.21 percent

in 2023

Turkey

18.99 percent

in 2023

Greece rank

84th

Turkey rank

85th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

Greece
Turkey

How they compare

Greece currently reports 19.21 percent against 18.99 percent in Turkey, a difference of 0.22 percent.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 84th and Turkey ranks 85th of 209 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	40.05 percent	14.48 percent	25.57 percent	Greece
1970s	40.74 percent	13.47 percent	27.27 percent	Greece
1980s	40.77 percent	13.93 percent	26.84 percent	Greece
1990s	39.97 percent	16.25 percent	23.72 percent	Greece
2000s	33.16 percent	18.92 percent	14.24 percent	Greece
2010s	24.41 percent	18.99 percent	5.43 percent	Greece
2020s	20.63 percent	18.99 percent	1.64 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 Turkey?: Greece, at 19.21 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 Greece and Turkey?: 0.22 percent, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Turkey?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greece and Turkey rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Greece ranks 84th and Turkey ranks 85th 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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Indicator: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: percent
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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).