Romania vs Rwanda: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Romania
16.96 percent
in 2023
Rwanda
15.65 percent
in 2023
Romania rank
97th
Rwanda rank
98th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

  • Romania
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 16.96 percent against 15.65 percent in Rwanda, a difference of 1.31 percent.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

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

Romania ranks 97th and Rwanda ranks 98th of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 18.67 percent 28.37 percent 9.7 percent Rwanda
1970s 19.3 percent 28.37 percent 9.07 percent Rwanda
1980s 19.33 percent 28.37 percent 9.04 percent Rwanda
1990s 21.17 percent 23.93 percent 2.76 percent Rwanda
2000s 20.54 percent 18.69 percent 1.85 percent Romania
2010s 19.67 percent 16.7 percent 2.97 percent Romania
2020s 17.63 percent 15.77 percent 1.86 percent Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Romania or Rwanda?
Romania, at 16.96 percent against 15.65 percent in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Romania and Rwanda?
1.31 percent, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Romania and Rwanda rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Romania ranks 97th and Rwanda ranks 98th 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).