What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between China and USSR?

66.33 million hectares, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

China vs USSR: Area of permanent meadows and pastures

China

392.83 million hectares

in 2023

USSR

326.50 million hectares

in 1991

China rank

1st

USSR rank

3rd

Area of permanent meadows and pastures over time

China
USSR

How they compare

China currently reports 392.83 million hectares against 326.50 million hectares in USSR, a difference of 66.33 million hectares.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

China ranks 1st and USSR ranks 3rd of 209 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	251.78 million hectares	307.97 million hectares	56.19 million hectares	USSR
1970s	298.18 million hectares	318.67 million hectares	20.50 million hectares	USSR
1980s	349.04 million hectares	324.71 million hectares	24.33 million hectares	China
1990s	376.70 million hectares	326.90 million hectares	49.80 million hectares	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, China or USSR?: China, at 392.83 million hectares against 326.50 million hectares in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between China and USSR?: 66.33 million hectares, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do China and USSR rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures?: China ranks 1st and USSR ranks 3rd 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.