Afghanistan vs Bolivia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Afghanistan
29.01 million
in 2010
Bolivia
26.60 million
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Bolivia rank
26th

How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Bolivia
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 29.01 million against 26.60 million in Bolivia, a difference of 2.41 million.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Bolivia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Bolivia ranks 26th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and Bolivia in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Bolivia Difference Ahead
1780s 3.76 million 7.41 million 3.65 million Bolivia
1790s 4.06 million 7.57 million 3.51 million Bolivia
1800s 4.38 million 7.73 million 3.35 million Bolivia
1810s 4.71 million 7.90 million 3.18 million Bolivia
1820s 5.08 million 9.39 million 4.31 million Bolivia
1830s 5.52 million 11.17 million 5.65 million Bolivia
1840s 6.12 million 11.34 million 5.22 million Bolivia
1850s 6.80 million 11.51 million 4.71 million Bolivia
1860s 7.55 million 13.75 million 6.20 million Bolivia
1870s 8.37 million 11.86 million 3.49 million Bolivia
1880s 9.43 million 9.97 million 542,890 Bolivia
1890s 10.74 million 16.24 million 5.50 million Bolivia
1900s 12.21 million 14.25 million 2.04 million Bolivia
1910s 13.88 million 16.47 million 2.58 million Bolivia
1920s 16.09 million 23.63 million 7.55 million Bolivia
1930s 18.48 million 23.94 million 5.46 million Bolivia
1940s 21.06 million 27.87 million 6.81 million Bolivia
1950s 23.78 million 22.26 million 1.52 million Afghanistan
1960s 29.01 million 27.26 million 1.75 million Afghanistan
1970s 29.04 million 26.78 million 2.26 million Afghanistan
1980s 29.09 million 28.82 million 273,500 Afghanistan
1990s 29.13 million 26.69 million 2.44 million Afghanistan
2000s 29.02 million 26.11 million 2.92 million Afghanistan
2010s 29.01 million 26.60 million 2.41 million Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how much global land is used as pasture for livestock?, Afghanistan or Bolivia?
Afghanistan, at 29.01 million against 26.60 million in Bolivia as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Afghanistan and Bolivia?
2.41 million, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bolivia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and Bolivia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Bolivia ranks 26th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
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The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.