Switzerland vs Zambia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Switzerland
27.12 percent
in 2023
Zambia
26.9 percent
in 2023
Switzerland rank
61st
Zambia rank
64th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Switzerland
- Zambia
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 27.12 percent against 26.9 percent in Zambia, a difference of 0.22 percent.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Switzerland ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 64th of 208 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.26 percent | 22.74 percent | 10.52 percent | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 32.09 percent | 23.24 percent | 8.85 percent | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 30.68 percent | 23.78 percent | 6.89 percent | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 29.09 percent | 25.14 percent | 3.95 percent | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 28.39 percent | 26.83 percent | 1.56 percent | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 27.7 percent | 26.9 percent | 0.804 percent | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 27.22 percent | 26.9 percent | 0.3225 percent | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Switzerland or Zambia?
- Switzerland, at 27.12 percent against 26.9 percent in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Switzerland and Zambia?
- 0.22 percent, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and Zambia rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Switzerland ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 64th 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).