Argentina vs Brazil: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Argentina
87.63 million
in 2010
Brazil
172.95 million
in 2010
Argentina rank
8th
Brazil rank
5th

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

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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 172.95 million against 87.63 million in Argentina, a difference of 85.31 million.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.0 times Argentina's.

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

Argentina ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 5th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 15 and Brazil in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Brazil Difference Ahead
1780s 1.64 million 722,434 921,356 Argentina
1790s 2.10 million 816,670 1.28 million Argentina
1800s 2.69 million 1.02 million 1.67 million Argentina
1810s 3.46 million 1.32 million 2.14 million Argentina
1820s 4.53 million 2.22 million 2.32 million Argentina
1830s 5.96 million 3.57 million 2.39 million Argentina
1840s 7.69 million 5.09 million 2.60 million Argentina
1850s 9.72 million 6.85 million 2.88 million Argentina
1860s 12.22 million 9.18 million 3.04 million Argentina
1870s 15.28 million 12.25 million 3.03 million Argentina
1880s 19.15 million 16.29 million 2.86 million Argentina
1890s 24.11 million 21.35 million 2.76 million Argentina
1900s 30.21 million 27.71 million 2.51 million Argentina
1910s 37.87 million 36.03 million 1.84 million Argentina
1920s 47.37 million 47.35 million 18,200 Argentina
1930s 58.82 million 63.20 million 4.38 million Brazil
1940s 73.28 million 86.46 million 13.18 million Brazil
1950s 91.24 million 105.84 million 14.60 million Brazil
1960s 112.59 million 119.61 million 7.02 million Brazil
1970s 97.13 million 150.49 million 53.37 million Brazil
1980s 93.85 million 163.44 million 69.59 million Brazil
1990s 91.85 million 168.94 million 77.09 million Brazil
2000s 89.76 million 172.69 million 82.93 million Brazil
2010s 87.63 million 172.95 million 85.31 million Brazil

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?, Argentina or Brazil?
Brazil, at 172.95 million against 87.63 million in Argentina as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Argentina and Brazil?
85.31 million, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Argentina ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 5th 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.