Argentina vs Saudi Arabia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Argentina
87.63 million
in 2010
Saudi Arabia
109.97 million
in 2010
Argentina rank
8th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Argentina
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 109.97 million against 87.63 million in Argentina, a difference of 22.34 million.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Argentina ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 10 and Saudi Arabia in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1.64 million | 6.16 million | 4.52 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1790s | 2.10 million | 6.86 million | 4.76 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1800s | 2.69 million | 7.64 million | 4.96 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1810s | 3.46 million | 8.52 million | 5.06 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1820s | 4.53 million | 9.49 million | 4.96 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1830s | 5.96 million | 10.86 million | 4.90 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1840s | 7.69 million | 12.31 million | 4.61 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1850s | 9.72 million | 13.95 million | 4.22 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1860s | 12.22 million | 15.80 million | 3.58 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1870s | 15.28 million | 17.91 million | 2.62 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1880s | 19.15 million | 20.51 million | 1.37 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1890s | 24.11 million | 23.57 million | 542,500 | Argentina |
| 1900s | 30.21 million | 27.08 million | 3.13 million | Argentina |
| 1910s | 37.87 million | 31.12 million | 6.75 million | Argentina |
| 1920s | 47.37 million | 35.54 million | 11.84 million | Argentina |
| 1930s | 58.82 million | 41.55 million | 17.27 million | Argentina |
| 1940s | 73.28 million | 48.59 million | 24.69 million | Argentina |
| 1950s | 91.24 million | 56.82 million | 34.42 million | Argentina |
| 1960s | 112.59 million | 80.34 million | 32.26 million | Argentina |
| 1970s | 97.13 million | 80.34 million | 16.79 million | Argentina |
| 1980s | 93.85 million | 77.62 million | 16.23 million | Argentina |
| 1990s | 91.85 million | 107.53 million | 15.69 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 89.76 million | 110.00 million | 20.24 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 87.63 million | 109.97 million | 22.34 million | Saudi Arabia |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 109.97 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 Saudi Arabia?
- 22.34 million, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Saudi Arabia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Argentina and Saudi Arabia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Argentina ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th 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.