How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania 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.

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

Tanzania

27.09 percent

in 2023

Uganda

26.51 percent

in 2023

Tanzania rank

63rd

Uganda rank

65th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

Tanzania
Uganda

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 27.09 percent against 26.51 percent in Uganda, a difference of 0.58 percent.

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

Tanzania ranks 63rd and Uganda ranks 65th of 209 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	22.58 percent	25.02 percent	2.44 percent	Uganda
1970s	23.6 percent	25.02 percent	1.42 percent	Uganda
1980s	24.73 percent	25.24 percent	0.517 percent	Uganda
1990s	25.74 percent	25.58 percent	0.163 percent	Tanzania
2000s	27.09 percent	25.84 percent	1.25 percent	Tanzania
2010s	27.05 percent	26.51 percent	0.544 percent	Tanzania
2020s	27.09 percent	26.51 percent	0.58 percent	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Tanzania or Uganda?: Tanzania, at 27.09 percent against 26.51 percent in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Tanzania and Uganda?: 0.58 percent, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Tanzania ranks 63rd 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).