How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?

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 Zambia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Tanzania

27.09 percent

in 2023

Zambia

26.9 percent

in 2023

Tanzania rank

63rd

Zambia rank

64th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

Tanzania
Zambia

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 27.09 percent against 26.9 percent in Zambia, a difference of 0.19 percent.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.

Tanzania ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 64th of 209 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	22.58 percent	22.74 percent	0.1578 percent	Zambia
1970s	23.6 percent	23.24 percent	0.352 percent	Tanzania
1980s	24.73 percent	23.78 percent	0.946 percent	Tanzania
1990s	25.74 percent	25.14 percent	0.605 percent	Tanzania
2000s	27.09 percent	26.83 percent	0.264 percent	Tanzania
2010s	27.05 percent	26.9 percent	0.154 percent	Tanzania
2020s	27.09 percent	26.9 percent	0.19 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 Zambia?: Tanzania, at 27.09 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 Tanzania and Zambia?: 0.19 percent, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Tanzania ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 64th 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).