India vs Maldives: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
India
3.45 percent
in 2023
Maldives
3.36 percent
in 2023
India rank
173rd
Maldives rank
175th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- India
- Maldives
How they compare
India currently reports 3.45 percent against 3.36 percent in Maldives, a difference of 0.09 percent.
Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 175th of 209 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.76 percent | 3.33 percent | 1.43 percent | India |
| 1970s | 4.28 percent | 3.33 percent | 0.947 percent | India |
| 1980s | 4 percent | 3.33 percent | 0.671 percent | India |
| 1990s | 3.73 percent | 3.33 percent | 0.396 percent | India |
| 2000s | 3.53 percent | 3.33 percent | 0.202 percent | India |
| 2010s | 3.46 percent | 3.33 percent | 0.135 percent | India |
| 2020s | 3.49 percent | 3.34 percent | 0.1475 percent | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, India or Maldives?
- India, at 3.45 percent against 3.36 percent in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between India and Maldives?
- 0.09 percent, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Maldives?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Maldives rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- India ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 175th 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).