How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Nepal?

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.

Italy vs Nepal: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Italy

12.19 percent

in 2023

Nepal

12.52 percent

in 2023

Italy rank

117th

Nepal rank

116th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

Italy
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 12.52 percent against 12.19 percent in Italy, a difference of 0.33 percent.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 117th and Nepal ranks 116th of 209 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Nepal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	17.44 percent	12.04 percent	5.4 percent	Italy
1970s	17.69 percent	12.35 percent	5.34 percent	Italy
1980s	16.99 percent	12.52 percent	4.48 percent	Italy
1990s	15.08 percent	12.52 percent	2.56 percent	Italy
2000s	14.81 percent	12.48 percent	2.33 percent	Italy
2010s	13.62 percent	12.52 percent	1.1 percent	Italy
2020s	11.25 percent	12.52 percent	1.27 percent	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Italy or Nepal?: Nepal, at 12.52 percent against 12.19 percent in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Italy and Nepal?: 0.33 percent, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Nepal?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Nepal rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Italy ranks 117th and Nepal ranks 116th 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).