Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Pakistan
6.49 percent
in 2023
Sri Lanka
7.11 percent
in 2023
Pakistan rank
146th
Sri Lanka rank
143rd
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 7.11 percent against 6.49 percent in Pakistan, a difference of 0.62 percent.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 143rd of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.49 percent | 4.7 percent | 1.79 percent | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 6.49 percent | 7 percent | 0.51 percent | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 6.49 percent | 7 percent | 0.51 percent | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 6.49 percent | 7.01 percent | 0.524 percent | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 6.49 percent | 7.02 percent | 0.53 percent | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 6.49 percent | 7.07 percent | 0.575 percent | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.49 percent | 7.11 percent | 0.62 percent | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Pakistan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 7.11 percent against 6.49 percent in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.62 percent, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Pakistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Pakistan ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 143rd 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
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).