Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, Greenland or Palestine, State of?

Palestine, State of, at 278,000 hectares against 243,110 hectares in Greenland as of 2023.

What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Greenland and Palestine, State of?

34,890 hectares, with Palestine, State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Palestine, State of?

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.

Greenland vs Palestine, State of: Area of permanent meadows and pastures

Greenland

243,110 hectares

in 2023

Palestine, State of

278,000 hectares

in 2023

Greenland rank

145th

Palestine, State of rank

142nd

Area of permanent meadows and pastures over time

Greenland
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 278,000 hectares against 243,110 hectares in Greenland, a difference of 34,890 hectares.

That makes Palestine, State of's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Palestine, State of has been ahead every year.

Greenland ranks 145th and Palestine, State of ranks 142nd of 209 countries.

Palestine, State of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1960s	235,000 hectares	277,000 hectares	42,000 hectares	Palestine, State of
1970s	235,000 hectares	277,000 hectares	42,000 hectares	Palestine, State of
1980s	235,450 hectares	277,000 hectares	41,550 hectares	Palestine, State of
1990s	238,150 hectares	277,000 hectares	38,850 hectares	Palestine, State of
2000s	241,150 hectares	277,000 hectares	35,850 hectares	Palestine, State of
2010s	243,099 hectares	277,000 hectares	33,901 hectares	Palestine, State of
2020s	243,110 hectares	277,750 hectares	34,640 hectares	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, Greenland or Palestine, State of?: Palestine, State of, at 278,000 hectares against 243,110 hectares in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Greenland and Palestine, State of?: 34,890 hectares, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Palestine, State of?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Palestine, State of rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures?: Greenland ranks 145th and Palestine, State of ranks 142nd 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: 28 August 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.