What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Kenya and Tanzania?

2.70 million hectares, with Tanzania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?

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.

Kenya vs Tanzania: Area of permanent meadows and pastures

Kenya

21.30 million hectares

in 2023

Tanzania

24.00 million hectares

in 2023

Kenya rank

34th

Tanzania rank

32nd

Area of permanent meadows and pastures over time

Kenya
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 24.00 million hectares against 21.30 million hectares in Kenya, a difference of 2.70 million hectares.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 34th and Tanzania ranks 32nd of 209 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	21.30 million hectares	20.00 million hectares	1.30 million hectares	Kenya
1970s	21.30 million hectares	20.90 million hectares	400,000 hectares	Kenya
1980s	21.30 million hectares	21.90 million hectares	600,000 hectares	Tanzania
1990s	21.30 million hectares	22.80 million hectares	1.50 million hectares	Tanzania
2000s	21.30 million hectares	24.00 million hectares	2.70 million hectares	Tanzania
2010s	21.30 million hectares	23.97 million hectares	2.67 million hectares	Tanzania
2020s	21.30 million hectares	24.00 million hectares	2.70 million hectares	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, Kenya or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 24.00 million hectares against 21.30 million hectares in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Kenya and Tanzania?: 2.70 million hectares, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures?: Kenya ranks 34th and Tanzania ranks 32nd 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: 30 October 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.