How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and New Caledonia?

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.

Iraq vs New Caledonia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Iraq

9.18 percent

in 2023

New Caledonia

9.54 percent

in 2023

Iraq rank

132nd

New Caledonia rank

129th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

Iraq
New Caledonia

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 9.54 percent against 9.18 percent in Iraq, a difference of 0.36 percent.

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

Iraq ranks 132nd and New Caledonia ranks 129th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	9.22 percent	13.68 percent	4.46 percent	New Caledonia
1970s	9.15 percent	13.68 percent	4.53 percent	New Caledonia
1980s	9.15 percent	13.64 percent	4.49 percent	New Caledonia
1990s	9.15 percent	12.07 percent	2.92 percent	New Caledonia
2000s	9.16 percent	12.07 percent	2.91 percent	New Caledonia
2010s	9.21 percent	9.64 percent	0.431 percent	New Caledonia
2020s	9.19 percent	9.54 percent	0.3525 percent	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Iraq or New Caledonia?: New Caledonia, at 9.54 percent against 9.18 percent in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Iraq and New Caledonia?: 0.36 percent, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and New Caledonia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and New Caledonia rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Iraq ranks 132nd and New Caledonia ranks 129th 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).