What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Cameroon and Portugal?

162,150 hectares, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Portugal?

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.

Cameroon vs Portugal: Area of permanent meadows and pastures

Cameroon

2.00 million hectares

in 2023

Portugal

2.16 million hectares

in 2023

Cameroon rank

85th

Portugal rank

84th

Area of permanent meadows and pastures over time

Cameroon
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2.16 million hectares against 2.00 million hectares in Cameroon, a difference of 162,150 hectares.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

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

Cameroon ranks 85th and Portugal ranks 84th of 209 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.00 million hectares	838,000 hectares	1.16 million hectares	Cameroon
1970s	2.00 million hectares	838,000 hectares	1.16 million hectares	Cameroon
1980s	2.00 million hectares	838,000 hectares	1.16 million hectares	Cameroon
1990s	2.00 million hectares	1.01 million hectares	985,650 hectares	Cameroon
2000s	2.00 million hectares	1.63 million hectares	365,088 hectares	Cameroon
2010s	2.00 million hectares	1.87 million hectares	125,444 hectares	Cameroon
2020s	2.00 million hectares	2.13 million hectares	131,520 hectares	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, Cameroon or Portugal?: Portugal, at 2.16 million hectares against 2.00 million hectares in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Cameroon and Portugal?: 162,150 hectares, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Portugal?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Portugal rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures?: Cameroon ranks 85th and Portugal ranks 84th 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: 18 September 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.