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