What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Croatia and Lithuania?

2,000 hectares, with Croatia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Lithuania?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Croatia vs Lithuania: Area of permanent meadows and pastures

Croatia

539,000 hectares

in 2023

Lithuania

537,000 hectares

in 2023

Croatia rank

123rd

Lithuania rank

124th

Area of permanent meadows and pastures over time

Croatia
Lithuania

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 539,000 hectares against 537,000 hectares in Lithuania, a difference of 2,000 hectares.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 123rd and Lithuania ranks 124th of 209 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	960,500 hectares	488,250 hectares	472,250 hectares	Croatia
2000s	277,970 hectares	883,830 hectares	605,860 hectares	Lithuania
2010s	531,440 hectares	678,560 hectares	147,120 hectares	Lithuania
2020s	533,000 hectares	600,150 hectares	67,150 hectares	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, Croatia or Lithuania?: Croatia, at 539,000 hectares against 537,000 hectares in Lithuania as of 2023.
What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Croatia and Lithuania?: 2,000 hectares, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Lithuania?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Lithuania rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures?: Croatia ranks 123rd and Lithuania ranks 124th 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.