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

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 Poland: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Latvia

9.66 percent

in 2023

Poland

9.84 percent

in 2023

Latvia rank

127th

Poland rank

126th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

Latvia
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 9.84 percent against 9.66 percent in Latvia, a difference of 0.18 percent.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Poland ahead.

Latvia ranks 127th and Poland ranks 126th of 209 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.04 percent	13.28 percent	1.24 percent	Poland
2000s	10.08 percent	11.22 percent	1.14 percent	Poland
2010s	10.34 percent	10.38 percent	0.033 percent	Poland
2020s	9.76 percent	9.71 percent	0.0525 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 Poland?: Poland, at 9.84 percent against 9.66 percent in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Latvia and Poland?: 0.18 percent, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Poland?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Poland rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Latvia ranks 127th and Poland ranks 126th 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).