Ecuador vs Greece: Area of permanent meadows and pastures
Ecuador
2.94 million hectares
in 2023
Greece
2.48 million hectares
in 2023
Ecuador rank
77th
Greece rank
80th
Area of permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Ecuador
- Greece
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.94 million hectares against 2.48 million hectares in Greece, a difference of 464,930 hectares.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.
Ecuador ranks 77th and Greece ranks 80th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.21 million hectares | 5.16 million hectares | 2.96 million hectares | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.84 million hectares | 5.25 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | Greece |
| 1980s | 4.59 million hectares | 5.25 million hectares | 663,800 hectares | Greece |
| 1990s | 5.01 million hectares | 5.15 million hectares | 142,700 hectares | Greece |
| 2000s | 4.96 million hectares | 4.27 million hectares | 690,000 hectares | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 3.81 million hectares | 3.15 million hectares | 663,296 hectares | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 2.98 million hectares | 2.66 million hectares | 318,618 hectares | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, Ecuador or Greece?
- Ecuador, at 2.94 million hectares against 2.48 million hectares in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Ecuador and Greece?
- 464,930 hectares, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Greece?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Greece rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures?
- Ecuador ranks 77th and Greece ranks 80th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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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About this data
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.