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

Argentina
87.63 million
in 2010
Russia
69.73 million
in 2010
Argentina rank
8th
Russia rank
9th

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

  • Argentina
  • Russia
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 87.63 million against 69.73 million in Russia, a difference of 17.90 million.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times Russia's.

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

Argentina ranks 8th and Russia ranks 9th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 10 and Russia in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Russia Difference Ahead
1780s 1.64 million 7.63 million 5.98 million Russia
1790s 2.10 million 8.36 million 6.26 million Russia
1800s 2.69 million 9.10 million 6.41 million Russia
1810s 3.46 million 9.85 million 6.39 million Russia
1820s 4.53 million 10.75 million 6.22 million Russia
1830s 5.96 million 11.75 million 5.79 million Russia
1840s 7.69 million 14.27 million 6.58 million Russia
1850s 9.72 million 15.85 million 6.13 million Russia
1860s 12.22 million 18.60 million 6.39 million Russia
1870s 15.28 million 20.59 million 5.30 million Russia
1880s 19.15 million 24.29 million 5.14 million Russia
1890s 24.11 million 28.56 million 4.44 million Russia
1900s 30.21 million 32.82 million 2.61 million Russia
1910s 37.87 million 41.46 million 3.59 million Russia
1920s 47.37 million 39.29 million 8.09 million Argentina
1930s 58.82 million 44.51 million 14.31 million Argentina
1940s 73.28 million 55.73 million 17.56 million Argentina
1950s 91.24 million 52.11 million 39.13 million Argentina
1960s 112.59 million 62.05 million 50.55 million Argentina
1970s 97.13 million 64.02 million 33.11 million Argentina
1980s 93.85 million 64.53 million 29.32 million Argentina
1990s 91.85 million 64.33 million 27.52 million Argentina
2000s 89.76 million 70.03 million 19.73 million Argentina
2010s 87.63 million 69.73 million 17.90 million Argentina

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 Russia?
Argentina, at 87.63 million against 69.73 million in Russia as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Argentina and Russia?
17.90 million, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Russia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Argentina and Russia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Argentina ranks 8th and Russia ranks 9th 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.