Ireland vs Madagascar: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Ireland
54.42 percent
in 2023
Madagascar
64.1 percent
in 2023
Ireland rank
15th
Madagascar rank
12th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Ireland
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 64.1 percent against 54.42 percent in Ireland, a difference of 9.68 percent.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Ireland ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 12th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.89 percent | 56.75 percent | 3.14 percent | Ireland |
| 1970s | 63.11 percent | 56.75 percent | 6.36 percent | Ireland |
| 1980s | 63.35 percent | 56.75 percent | 6.6 percent | Ireland |
| 1990s | 57.9 percent | 57.8 percent | 0.099 percent | Ireland |
| 2000s | 56.54 percent | 64.08 percent | 7.54 percent | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 58.67 percent | 64.1 percent | 5.43 percent | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 56.68 percent | 64.1 percent | 7.42 percent | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Ireland or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 64.1 percent against 54.42 percent in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Ireland and Madagascar?
- 9.68 percent, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Madagascar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Madagascar rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Ireland ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 12th 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).