How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda 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.

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

Uganda

26.51 percent

in 2023

Zambia

26.9 percent

in 2023

Uganda rank

65th

Zambia rank

64th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

Uganda
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 26.9 percent against 26.51 percent in Uganda, a difference of 0.39 percent.

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

Uganda ranks 65th and Zambia ranks 64th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uganda	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	25.02 percent	22.74 percent	2.28 percent	Uganda
1970s	25.02 percent	23.24 percent	1.78 percent	Uganda
1980s	25.24 percent	23.78 percent	1.46 percent	Uganda
1990s	25.58 percent	25.14 percent	0.442 percent	Uganda
2000s	25.84 percent	26.83 percent	0.99 percent	Zambia
2010s	26.51 percent	26.9 percent	0.39 percent	Zambia
2020s	26.51 percent	26.9 percent	0.39 percent	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Uganda or Zambia?: Zambia, at 26.9 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 Uganda and Zambia?: 0.39 percent, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Uganda ranks 65th 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).