Netherlands vs Niger: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Netherlands
22.51 percent
in 2023
Niger
22.72 percent
in 2023
Netherlands rank
71st
Niger rank
70th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Netherlands
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 22.72 percent against 22.51 percent in Netherlands, a difference of 0.21 percent.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 71st and Niger ranks 70th of 209 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.31 percent | 15.79 percent | 22.52 percent | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 36.81 percent | 15.79 percent | 21.02 percent | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 33.21 percent | 16.66 percent | 16.54 percent | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 29.66 percent | 17.45 percent | 12.21 percent | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 24.72 percent | 20.8 percent | 3.91 percent | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 22.99 percent | 22.72 percent | 0.272 percent | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 22.75 percent | 22.72 percent | 0.0325 percent | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Netherlands or Niger?
- Niger, at 22.72 percent against 22.51 percent in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Netherlands and Niger?
- 0.21 percent, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Niger?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Niger rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Netherlands ranks 71st and Niger ranks 70th 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).