Niger vs Portugal: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Niger
22.72 percent
in 2023
Portugal
23.6 percent
in 2023
Niger rank
70th
Portugal rank
68th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Niger
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 23.6 percent against 22.72 percent in Niger, a difference of 0.88 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 70th and Portugal ranks 68th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.79 percent | 9.16 percent | 6.63 percent | Niger |
| 1970s | 15.79 percent | 9.16 percent | 6.63 percent | Niger |
| 1980s | 16.66 percent | 9.16 percent | 7.5 percent | Niger |
| 1990s | 17.45 percent | 11.08 percent | 6.36 percent | Niger |
| 2000s | 20.8 percent | 17.87 percent | 2.93 percent | Niger |
| 2010s | 22.72 percent | 20.46 percent | 2.26 percent | Niger |
| 2020s | 22.72 percent | 23.27 percent | 0.5475 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, Niger or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 23.6 percent against 22.72 percent in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Niger and Portugal?
- 0.88 percent, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Portugal rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Niger ranks 70th 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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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).