Maldives vs Vanuatu: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Maldives
3.36 percent
in 2023
Vanuatu
3.45 percent
in 2023
Maldives rank
175th
Vanuatu rank
173rd
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Maldives
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 3.45 percent against 3.36 percent in Maldives, a difference of 0.09 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 175th and Vanuatu ranks 173rd of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.33 percent | 2.05 percent | 1.28 percent | Maldives |
| 1970s | 3.33 percent | 2.05 percent | 1.28 percent | Maldives |
| 1980s | 3.33 percent | 2.48 percent | 0.852 percent | Maldives |
| 1990s | 3.33 percent | 3.16 percent | 0.17 percent | Maldives |
| 2000s | 3.33 percent | 3.45 percent | 0.12 percent | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 3.33 percent | 3.45 percent | 0.12 percent | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 3.34 percent | 3.45 percent | 0.1125 percent | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Maldives or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 3.45 percent against 3.36 percent in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Maldives and Vanuatu?
- 0.09 percent, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Vanuatu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Vanuatu rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Maldives ranks 175th and Vanuatu ranks 173rd 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).