Greenland vs South Korea: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Greenland
0.59 percent
in 2023
South Korea
0.57 percent
in 2023
Greenland rank
195th
South Korea rank
196th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Greenland
- South Korea
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 0.59 percent against 0.57 percent in South Korea, a difference of 0.02 percent.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 195th and South Korea ranks 196th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.69 percent | 0.2256 percent | 0.4644 percent | Greenland |
| 1970s | 0.69 percent | 0.34 percent | 0.35 percent | Greenland |
| 1980s | 0.69 percent | 0.717 percent | 0.027 percent | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.661 percent | 0.653 percent | 0.008 percent | Greenland |
| 2000s | 0.588 percent | 0.589 percent | 0.001 percent | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.59 percent | 0.585 percent | 0.005 percent | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.59 percent | 0.57 percent | 0.02 percent | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Greenland or South Korea?
- Greenland, at 0.59 percent against 0.57 percent in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Greenland and South Korea?
- 0.02 percent, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and South Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and South Korea rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Greenland ranks 195th and South Korea ranks 196th 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).