What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Latvia and New Caledonia?

0.12 percent, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and New Caledonia?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Latvia vs New Caledonia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Latvia

9.66 percent

in 2023

New Caledonia

9.54 percent

in 2023

Latvia rank

127th

New Caledonia rank

129th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

Latvia
New Caledonia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 9.66 percent against 9.54 percent in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.12 percent.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 127th and New Caledonia ranks 129th of 209 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and New Caledonia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.04 percent	12.14 percent	0.1 percent	New Caledonia
2000s	10.08 percent	12.07 percent	1.98 percent	New Caledonia
2010s	10.34 percent	9.64 percent	0.703 percent	Latvia
2020s	9.76 percent	9.54 percent	0.22 percent	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Latvia or New Caledonia?: Latvia, at 9.66 percent against 9.54 percent in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Latvia and New Caledonia?: 0.12 percent, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and New Caledonia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Latvia and New Caledonia rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Latvia ranks 127th and New Caledonia ranks 129th 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).