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
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
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).