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