What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between United States and USSR?

59.69 million hectares, with USSR ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

United States vs USSR: Area of permanent meadows and pastures

United States

266.81 million hectares

in 2023

USSR

326.50 million hectares

in 1991

United States rank

4th

USSR rank

3rd

Area of permanent meadows and pastures over time

United States
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 326.50 million hectares against 266.81 million hectares in United States, a difference of 59.69 million hectares.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.2 times United States's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 4th and USSR ranks 3rd of 209 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	257.69 million hectares	307.97 million hectares	50.28 million hectares	USSR
1970s	242.79 million hectares	318.67 million hectares	75.88 million hectares	USSR
1980s	240.06 million hectares	324.71 million hectares	84.65 million hectares	USSR
1990s	239.17 million hectares	326.90 million hectares	87.73 million hectares	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, United States or USSR?: USSR, at 326.50 million hectares against 266.81 million hectares in United States as of 1991.
What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between United States and USSR?: 59.69 million hectares, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do United States and USSR rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures?: United States ranks 4th and USSR ranks 3rd 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.