Saudi Arabia vs USSR: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Saudi Arabia
79.08 percent
in 2023
USSR
14.89 percent
in 1991
Saudi Arabia rank
3rd
USSR rank
2nd
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Saudi Arabia
- USSR
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 79.08 percent against 14.89 percent in USSR, a difference of 64.19 percent.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 5.3 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 2nd of 208 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.54 percent | 14.05 percent | 25.49 percent | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 39.54 percent | 14.54 percent | 25 percent | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 44.42 percent | 14.81 percent | 29.61 percent | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 55.82 percent | 14.91 percent | 40.91 percent | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Saudi Arabia or USSR?
- Saudi Arabia, at 79.08 percent against 14.89 percent in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Saudi Arabia and USSR?
- 64.19 percent, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Saudi Arabia and USSR rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 2nd 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).