What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Belgium and Burundi?

16,060 hectares, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Burundi?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 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 Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Burundi: Area of permanent meadows and pastures

Belgium

466,940 hectares

in 2023

Burundi

483,000 hectares

in 2023

Belgium rank

129th

Burundi rank

127th

Area of permanent meadows and pastures over time

Belgium
Burundi

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 483,000 hectares against 466,940 hectares in Belgium, a difference of 16,060 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burundi ahead.

Belgium ranks 129th and Burundi ranks 127th of 209 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Burundi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Burundi	Difference	Ahead
2000s	517,500 hectares	492,500 hectares	25,000 hectares	Belgium
2010s	486,406 hectares	483,000 hectares	3,406 hectares	Belgium
2020s	472,742 hectares	483,000 hectares	10,258 hectares	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, Belgium or Burundi?: Burundi, at 483,000 hectares against 466,940 hectares in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Belgium and Burundi?: 16,060 hectares, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Burundi?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Burundi rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures?: Belgium ranks 129th and Burundi ranks 127th 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 Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Area of permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: hectares
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: 30 October 2026

This is the land used for livestock grazing. The total land use for livestock farming is higher as it additionally requires cropland used to grow animal feed.