Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Sierra Leone
30.48 percent
in 2023
Zimbabwe
31.28 percent
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
48th
Zimbabwe rank
46th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 31.28 percent against 30.48 percent in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.8 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 48th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.53 percent | 23.63 percent | 6.9 percent | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 30.53 percent | 24.49 percent | 6.04 percent | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 30.53 percent | 25.4 percent | 5.13 percent | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 30.49 percent | 27.33 percent | 3.17 percent | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 30.48 percent | 30.79 percent | 0.314 percent | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 30.48 percent | 31.28 percent | 0.8 percent | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 30.48 percent | 31.28 percent | 0.8 percent | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 31.28 percent against 30.48 percent in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 0.8 percent, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Sierra Leone ranks 48th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th 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).