Guatemala vs Iran: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Guatemala
17.5 percent
in 2023
Iran
18.17 percent
in 2023
Guatemala rank
95th
Iran rank
92nd
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Guatemala
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 18.17 percent against 17.5 percent in Guatemala, a difference of 0.67 percent.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.
Guatemala ranks 95th and Iran ranks 92nd of 209 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.73 percent | 27.01 percent | 16.28 percent | Iran |
| 1970s | 11.62 percent | 27.01 percent | 15.39 percent | Iran |
| 1980s | 17.04 percent | 27.23 percent | 10.18 percent | Iran |
| 1990s | 23.82 percent | 28.04 percent | 4.21 percent | Iran |
| 2000s | 20.62 percent | 23.37 percent | 2.75 percent | Iran |
| 2010s | 17.09 percent | 18.12 percent | 1.03 percent | Iran |
| 2020s | 17.5 percent | 18.17 percent | 0.67 percent | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Guatemala or Iran?
- Iran, at 18.17 percent against 17.5 percent in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Guatemala and Iran?
- 0.67 percent, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Iran?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Iran rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Guatemala ranks 95th and Iran ranks 92nd 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).