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

Afghanistan
29.01 million
in 2010
Colombia
31.14 million
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Colombia rank
20th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 31.14 million against 29.01 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.12 million.

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

Across all 24 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Colombia ranks 20th of 179 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Colombia Difference Ahead
1780s 3.76 million 6.47 million 2.71 million Colombia
1790s 4.06 million 6.95 million 2.89 million Colombia
1800s 4.38 million 7.46 million 3.09 million Colombia
1810s 4.71 million 8.02 million 3.30 million Colombia
1820s 5.08 million 8.61 million 3.54 million Colombia
1830s 5.52 million 9.25 million 3.73 million Colombia
1840s 6.12 million 9.93 million 3.81 million Colombia
1850s 6.80 million 10.66 million 3.86 million Colombia
1860s 7.55 million 11.69 million 4.15 million Colombia
1870s 8.37 million 12.81 million 4.44 million Colombia
1880s 9.43 million 14.04 million 4.61 million Colombia
1890s 10.74 million 15.39 million 4.65 million Colombia
1900s 12.21 million 16.85 million 4.64 million Colombia
1910s 13.88 million 18.45 million 4.57 million Colombia
1920s 16.09 million 20.20 million 4.11 million Colombia
1930s 18.48 million 22.33 million 3.85 million Colombia
1940s 21.06 million 24.64 million 3.58 million Colombia
1950s 23.78 million 27.21 million 3.43 million Colombia
1960s 29.01 million 31.62 million 2.61 million Colombia
1970s 29.04 million 32.47 million 3.43 million Colombia
1980s 29.09 million 33.34 million 4.25 million Colombia
1990s 29.13 million 33.32 million 4.19 million Colombia
2000s 29.02 million 32.44 million 3.41 million Colombia
2010s 29.01 million 31.14 million 2.12 million Colombia

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 Colombia?
Colombia, at 31.14 million against 29.01 million in Afghanistan as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Afghanistan and Colombia?
2.12 million, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Colombia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and Colombia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Colombia ranks 20th 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.