Nicaragua vs Switzerland: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Nicaragua
27.36 percent
in 2023
Switzerland
27.12 percent
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
58th
Switzerland rank
61st

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 27.36 percent against 27.12 percent in Switzerland, a difference of 0.24 percent.

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

Nicaragua ranks 58th and Switzerland ranks 61st of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 19.33 percent 33.26 percent 13.93 percent Switzerland
1970s 20.17 percent 32.09 percent 11.92 percent Switzerland
1980s 20.62 percent 30.68 percent 10.05 percent Switzerland
1990s 22.5 percent 29.09 percent 6.59 percent Switzerland
2000s 25.33 percent 28.39 percent 3.06 percent Switzerland
2010s 27.17 percent 27.7 percent 0.534 percent Switzerland
2020s 27.36 percent 27.22 percent 0.1375 percent Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Nicaragua or Switzerland?
Nicaragua, at 27.36 percent against 27.12 percent in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Nicaragua and Switzerland?
0.24 percent, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Switzerland rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Nicaragua ranks 58th and Switzerland ranks 61st of 208 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

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

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).