Italy vs Poland: Area of permanent meadows and pastures
Italy
3.60 million hectares
in 2023
Poland
3.01 million hectares
in 2023
Italy rank
73rd
Poland rank
75th
Area of permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Italy currently reports 3.60 million hectares against 3.01 million hectares in Poland, a difference of 589,490 hectares.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 73rd and Poland ranks 75th of 209 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.13 million hectares | 4.23 million hectares | 899,889 hectares | Italy |
| 1970s | 5.20 million hectares | 4.15 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | Italy |
| 1980s | 5.00 million hectares | 4.06 million hectares | 939,300 hectares | Italy |
| 1990s | 4.44 million hectares | 4.07 million hectares | 370,300 hectares | Italy |
| 2000s | 4.38 million hectares | 3.44 million hectares | 942,200 hectares | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.03 million hectares | 3.18 million hectares | 849,819 hectares | Italy |
| 2020s | 3.33 million hectares | 2.97 million hectares | 354,962 hectares | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, Italy or Poland?
- Italy, at 3.60 million hectares against 3.01 million hectares in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Italy and Poland?
- 589,490 hectares, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures?
- Italy ranks 73rd and Poland ranks 75th 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.