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

Afghanistan
29.01 million
in 2010
Iran
27.51 million
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Iran rank
25th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Iran
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 29.01 million against 27.51 million in Iran, a difference of 1.51 million.

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

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

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Iran ranks 25th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iran Difference Ahead
1780s 3.76 million 11.54 million 7.78 million Iran
1790s 4.06 million 11.81 million 7.76 million Iran
1800s 4.38 million 12.09 million 7.71 million Iran
1810s 4.71 million 12.37 million 7.66 million Iran
1820s 5.08 million 12.66 million 7.59 million Iran
1830s 5.52 million 13.41 million 7.89 million Iran
1840s 6.12 million 14.15 million 8.03 million Iran
1850s 6.80 million 14.90 million 8.10 million Iran
1860s 7.55 million 15.65 million 8.10 million Iran
1870s 8.37 million 16.41 million 8.03 million Iran
1880s 9.43 million 18.93 million 9.49 million Iran
1890s 10.74 million 21.45 million 10.71 million Iran
1900s 12.21 million 23.40 million 11.19 million Iran
1910s 13.88 million 25.31 million 11.43 million Iran
1920s 16.09 million 28.08 million 11.99 million Iran
1930s 18.48 million 31.14 million 12.65 million Iran
1940s 21.06 million 34.52 million 13.46 million Iran
1950s 23.78 million 38.08 million 14.30 million Iran
1960s 29.01 million 42.15 million 13.14 million Iran
1970s 29.04 million 40.91 million 11.87 million Iran
1980s 29.09 million 40.66 million 11.57 million Iran
1990s 29.13 million 41.34 million 12.22 million Iran
2000s 29.02 million 42.24 million 13.22 million Iran
2010s 29.01 million 27.51 million 1.51 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 Iran?
Afghanistan, at 29.01 million against 27.51 million in Iran as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Afghanistan and Iran?
1.51 million, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and Iran rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Iran ranks 25th 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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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.