Argentina vs South Africa: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Argentina
87.63 million
in 2010
South Africa
67.33 million
in 2010
Argentina rank
8th
South Africa rank
10th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Argentina
- South Africa
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 87.63 million against 67.33 million in South Africa, a difference of 20.30 million.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 10th of 179 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1.64 million | 1.33 million | 313,160 | Argentina |
| 1790s | 2.10 million | 1.32 million | 776,690 | Argentina |
| 1800s | 2.69 million | 1.31 million | 1.38 million | Argentina |
| 1810s | 3.46 million | 1.29 million | 2.17 million | Argentina |
| 1820s | 4.53 million | 1.26 million | 3.27 million | Argentina |
| 1830s | 5.96 million | 1.23 million | 4.72 million | Argentina |
| 1840s | 7.69 million | 1.20 million | 6.49 million | Argentina |
| 1850s | 9.72 million | 1.16 million | 8.56 million | Argentina |
| 1860s | 12.22 million | 2.67 million | 9.55 million | Argentina |
| 1870s | 15.28 million | 4.28 million | 11.00 million | Argentina |
| 1880s | 19.15 million | 8.42 million | 10.72 million | Argentina |
| 1890s | 24.11 million | 10.76 million | 13.35 million | Argentina |
| 1900s | 30.21 million | 15.56 million | 14.65 million | Argentina |
| 1910s | 37.87 million | 21.72 million | 16.15 million | Argentina |
| 1920s | 47.37 million | 27.91 million | 19.46 million | Argentina |
| 1930s | 58.82 million | 35.87 million | 22.94 million | Argentina |
| 1940s | 73.28 million | 45.31 million | 27.97 million | Argentina |
| 1950s | 91.24 million | 61.58 million | 29.66 million | Argentina |
| 1960s | 112.59 million | 79.04 million | 33.56 million | Argentina |
| 1970s | 97.13 million | 72.43 million | 24.70 million | Argentina |
| 1980s | 93.85 million | 70.38 million | 23.47 million | Argentina |
| 1990s | 91.85 million | 70.87 million | 20.98 million | Argentina |
| 2000s | 89.76 million | 69.22 million | 20.54 million | Argentina |
| 2010s | 87.63 million | 67.33 million | 20.30 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 South Africa?
- Argentina, at 87.63 million against 67.33 million in South Africa as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Argentina and South Africa?
- 20.30 million, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Argentina and South Africa rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Argentina ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 10th 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.