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
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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About this data
The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.