What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Netherlands and Portugal?

1.09 percent, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 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.

Netherlands vs Portugal: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Netherlands

22.51 percent

in 2023

Portugal

23.6 percent

in 2023

Netherlands rank

71st

Portugal rank

68th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

Netherlands
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 23.6 percent against 22.51 percent in Netherlands, a difference of 1.09 percent.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 71st and Portugal ranks 68th of 209 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	38.31 percent	9.16 percent	29.15 percent	Netherlands
1970s	36.81 percent	9.16 percent	27.65 percent	Netherlands
1980s	33.21 percent	9.16 percent	24.05 percent	Netherlands
1990s	29.66 percent	11.08 percent	18.58 percent	Netherlands
2000s	24.72 percent	17.87 percent	6.85 percent	Netherlands
2010s	22.99 percent	20.46 percent	2.53 percent	Netherlands
2020s	22.75 percent	23.27 percent	0.515 percent	Portugal

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 Portugal?: Portugal, at 23.6 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 Portugal?: 1.09 percent, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Netherlands ranks 71st and Portugal ranks 68th 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).