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

Afghanistan
29.01 million
in 2010
Turkmenistan
27.99 million
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Turkmenistan rank
24th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 29.01 million against 27.99 million in Turkmenistan, a difference of 1.02 million.

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

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Turkmenistan ranks 24th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 11 and Turkmenistan in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1780s 3.76 million 5.26 million 1.50 million Turkmenistan
1790s 4.06 million 5.66 million 1.60 million Turkmenistan
1800s 4.38 million 6.09 million 1.71 million Turkmenistan
1810s 4.71 million 6.55 million 1.84 million Turkmenistan
1820s 5.08 million 7.05 million 1.97 million Turkmenistan
1830s 5.52 million 7.59 million 2.07 million Turkmenistan
1840s 6.12 million 8.17 million 2.05 million Turkmenistan
1850s 6.80 million 8.79 million 1.99 million Turkmenistan
1860s 7.55 million 9.46 million 1.92 million Turkmenistan
1870s 8.37 million 10.19 million 1.81 million Turkmenistan
1880s 9.43 million 10.98 million 1.55 million Turkmenistan
1890s 10.74 million 11.83 million 1.09 million Turkmenistan
1900s 12.21 million 12.75 million 533,700 Turkmenistan
1910s 13.88 million 13.74 million 143,600 Afghanistan
1920s 16.09 million 14.82 million 1.27 million Afghanistan
1930s 18.48 million 15.99 million 2.49 million Afghanistan
1940s 21.06 million 17.22 million 3.84 million Afghanistan
1950s 23.78 million 18.53 million 5.25 million Afghanistan
1960s 29.01 million 24.60 million 4.41 million Afghanistan
1970s 29.04 million 25.29 million 3.76 million Afghanistan
1980s 29.09 million 25.72 million 3.37 million Afghanistan
1990s 29.13 million 26.13 million 2.99 million Afghanistan
2000s 29.02 million 28.29 million 729,400 Afghanistan
2010s 29.01 million 27.99 million 1.02 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 Turkmenistan?
Afghanistan, at 29.01 million against 27.99 million in Turkmenistan as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan?
1.02 million, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Turkmenistan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and Turkmenistan rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Turkmenistan ranks 24th 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

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.