Guinea-Bissau vs Sri Lanka: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Guinea-Bissau
6.93 percent
in 2023
Sri Lanka
7.11 percent
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
144th
Sri Lanka rank
143rd
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 7.11 percent against 6.93 percent in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.18 percent.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 144th and Sri Lanka ranks 143rd of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.53 percent | 4.7 percent | 2.83 percent | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 7.53 percent | 7 percent | 0.53 percent | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 7.53 percent | 7 percent | 0.53 percent | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 7.19 percent | 7.01 percent | 0.178 percent | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 6 percent | 7.02 percent | 1.02 percent | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 7.84 percent | 7.07 percent | 0.771 percent | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 6.97 percent | 7.11 percent | 0.135 percent | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Guinea-Bissau or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 7.11 percent against 6.93 percent in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka?
- 0.18 percent, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 144th and Sri Lanka ranks 143rd of 208 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).