Laos vs Maldives: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Laos
2.93 percent
in 2023
Maldives
3.36 percent
in 2023
Laos rank
177th
Maldives rank
175th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Laos
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 3.36 percent against 2.93 percent in Laos, a difference of 0.43 percent.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 177th and Maldives ranks 175th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.59 percent | 3.33 percent | 0.2589 percent | Laos |
| 1970s | 3.47 percent | 3.33 percent | 0.14 percent | Laos |
| 1980s | 3.47 percent | 3.33 percent | 0.14 percent | Laos |
| 1990s | 3.5 percent | 3.33 percent | 0.167 percent | Laos |
| 2000s | 3.26 percent | 3.33 percent | 0.068 percent | Maldives |
| 2010s | 2.94 percent | 3.33 percent | 0.39 percent | Maldives |
| 2020s | 2.93 percent | 3.34 percent | 0.4075 percent | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Laos or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 3.36 percent against 2.93 percent in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Laos and Maldives?
- 0.43 percent, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Maldives?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Maldives rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Laos ranks 177th and Maldives ranks 175th 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).