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

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.

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

Portugal

23.6 percent

in 2023

Uganda

26.51 percent

in 2023

Portugal rank

68th

Uganda rank

65th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

Portugal
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 26.51 percent against 23.6 percent in Portugal, a difference of 2.91 percent.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 68th and Uganda ranks 65th of 209 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	9.16 percent	25.02 percent	15.86 percent	Uganda
1970s	9.16 percent	25.02 percent	15.86 percent	Uganda
1980s	9.16 percent	25.24 percent	16.08 percent	Uganda
1990s	11.08 percent	25.58 percent	14.49 percent	Uganda
2000s	17.87 percent	25.84 percent	7.97 percent	Uganda
2010s	20.46 percent	26.51 percent	6.05 percent	Uganda
2020s	23.27 percent	26.51 percent	3.24 percent	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Portugal or Uganda?: Uganda, at 26.51 percent against 23.6 percent in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Portugal and Uganda?: 2.91 percent, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uganda?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Uganda rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Portugal ranks 68th and Uganda ranks 65th 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).