What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Denmark and Guinea-Bissau?

31,000 hectares, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Guinea-Bissau?

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.

Denmark vs Guinea-Bissau: Area of permanent meadows and pastures

Denmark

226,000 hectares

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

195,000 hectares

in 2023

Denmark rank

147th

Guinea-Bissau rank

148th

Area of permanent meadows and pastures over time

Denmark
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 226,000 hectares against 195,000 hectares in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 31,000 hectares.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 147th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th of 209 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1960s	326,778 hectares	211,670 hectares	115,108 hectares	Denmark
1970s	282,700 hectares	211,670 hectares	71,030 hectares	Denmark
1980s	228,600 hectares	211,670 hectares	16,930 hectares	Denmark
1990s	288,900 hectares	202,240 hectares	86,660 hectares	Denmark
2000s	340,300 hectares	168,622 hectares	171,678 hectares	Denmark
2010s	211,069 hectares	220,308 hectares	9,239 hectares	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	228,851 hectares	196,250 hectares	32,601 hectares	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, Denmark or Guinea-Bissau?: Denmark, at 226,000 hectares against 195,000 hectares in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Denmark and Guinea-Bissau?: 31,000 hectares, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Guinea-Bissau?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures?: Denmark ranks 147th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th 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.