Israel vs Sri Lanka: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Israel
7.58 percent
in 2023
Sri Lanka
7.11 percent
in 2023
Israel rank
141st
Sri Lanka rank
143rd
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Israel
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Israel currently reports 7.58 percent against 7.11 percent in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.47 percent.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 141st and Sri Lanka ranks 143rd of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.28 percent | 4.7 percent | 0.58 percent | Israel |
| 1970s | 5.43 percent | 7 percent | 1.57 percent | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 6.48 percent | 7 percent | 0.519 percent | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 6.68 percent | 7.01 percent | 0.332 percent | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 6.27 percent | 7.02 percent | 0.752 percent | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 6.8 percent | 7.07 percent | 0.261 percent | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 7.59 percent | 7.11 percent | 0.48 percent | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Israel or Sri Lanka?
- Israel, at 7.58 percent against 7.11 percent in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Israel and Sri Lanka?
- 0.47 percent, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Israel ranks 141st 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).