What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Benin and Guyana?

44,000 hectares, with Guyana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guyana?

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 Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Guyana: Area of permanent meadows and pastures

Benin

550,000 hectares

in 2023

Guyana

594,000 hectares

in 2023

Benin rank

122nd

Guyana rank

120th

Area of permanent meadows and pastures over time

Benin
Guyana

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 594,000 hectares against 550,000 hectares in Benin, a difference of 44,000 hectares.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 122nd and Guyana ranks 120th of 209 countries.

Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1960s	442,000 hectares	999,000 hectares	557,000 hectares	Guyana
1970s	442,000 hectares	948,375 hectares	506,375 hectares	Guyana
1980s	468,400 hectares	624,375 hectares	155,975 hectares	Guyana
1990s	550,000 hectares	594,000 hectares	44,000 hectares	Guyana
2000s	550,000 hectares	594,000 hectares	44,000 hectares	Guyana
2010s	550,000 hectares	594,000 hectares	44,000 hectares	Guyana
2020s	550,000 hectares	594,000 hectares	44,000 hectares	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, Benin or Guyana?: Guyana, at 594,000 hectares against 550,000 hectares in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Benin and Guyana?: 44,000 hectares, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guyana?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Guyana rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures?: Benin ranks 122nd and Guyana ranks 120th 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.