What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Greece and Sierra Leone?

276,070 hectares, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sierra Leone?

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.

Greece vs Sierra Leone: Area of permanent meadows and pastures

Greece

2.48 million hectares

in 2023

Sierra Leone

2.20 million hectares

in 2023

Greece rank

80th

Sierra Leone rank

83rd

Area of permanent meadows and pastures over time

Greece
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Greece currently reports 2.48 million hectares against 2.20 million hectares in Sierra Leone, a difference of 276,070 hectares.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 80th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 209 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5.16 million hectares	2.20 million hectares	2.96 million hectares	Greece
1970s	5.25 million hectares	2.20 million hectares	3.05 million hectares	Greece
1980s	5.25 million hectares	2.20 million hectares	3.05 million hectares	Greece
1990s	5.15 million hectares	2.20 million hectares	2.95 million hectares	Greece
2000s	4.27 million hectares	2.20 million hectares	2.07 million hectares	Greece
2010s	3.15 million hectares	2.20 million hectares	947,129 hectares	Greece
2020s	2.66 million hectares	2.20 million hectares	458,882 hectares	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, Greece or Sierra Leone?: Greece, at 2.48 million hectares against 2.20 million hectares in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Greece and Sierra Leone?: 276,070 hectares, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sierra Leone?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greece and Sierra Leone rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures?: Greece ranks 80th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd 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.