Kenya vs New Zealand: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Kenya
36.67 percent
in 2023
New Zealand
34.63 percent
in 2023
Kenya rank
39th
New Zealand rank
41st

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

  • Kenya
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 36.67 percent against 34.63 percent in New Zealand, a difference of 2.04 percent.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

Kenya ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 37.42 percent 48.71 percent 11.29 percent New Zealand
1970s 37.42 percent 50.88 percent 13.45 percent New Zealand
1980s 37.42 percent 53.23 percent 15.81 percent New Zealand
1990s 37.42 percent 48.49 percent 11.07 percent New Zealand
2000s 37.42 percent 42.88 percent 5.46 percent New Zealand
2010s 37.23 percent 39.17 percent 1.94 percent New Zealand
2020s 36.67 percent 35.41 percent 1.26 percent Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Kenya or New Zealand?
Kenya, at 36.67 percent against 34.63 percent in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Kenya and New Zealand?
2.04 percent, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and New Zealand rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Kenya ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 41st 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

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

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).