Mauritania vs New Zealand: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Mauritania
38.08 percent
in 2023
New Zealand
34.63 percent
in 2023
Mauritania rank
38th
New Zealand rank
41st
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Mauritania
- New Zealand
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 38.08 percent against 34.63 percent in New Zealand, a difference of 3.45 percent.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
Mauritania ranks 38th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.08 percent | 48.71 percent | 10.63 percent | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 38.08 percent | 50.88 percent | 12.8 percent | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 38.08 percent | 53.23 percent | 15.15 percent | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 38.08 percent | 48.49 percent | 10.41 percent | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 38.08 percent | 42.88 percent | 4.8 percent | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 38.08 percent | 39.17 percent | 1.09 percent | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 38.08 percent | 35.41 percent | 2.67 percent | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Mauritania or New Zealand?
- Mauritania, at 38.08 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 Mauritania and New Zealand?
- 3.45 percent, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and New Zealand rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Mauritania ranks 38th and New Zealand ranks 41st 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).