Australia vs Brazil: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Australia
307.84 million
in 2010
Brazil
172.95 million
in 2010
Australia rank
2nd
Brazil rank
5th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Australia currently reports 307.84 million against 172.95 million in Brazil, a difference of 134.90 million.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.8 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Brazil ahead.
Australia ranks 2nd and Brazil ranks 5th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 17 and Brazil in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 722,434 | 722,434 | Brazil |
| 1790s | 0 | 816,670 | 816,670 | Brazil |
| 1800s | 0 | 1.02 million | 1.02 million | Brazil |
| 1810s | 0 | 1.32 million | 1.32 million | Brazil |
| 1820s | 0 | 2.22 million | 2.22 million | Brazil |
| 1830s | 320,248 | 3.57 million | 3.25 million | Brazil |
| 1840s | 2.01 million | 5.09 million | 3.08 million | Brazil |
| 1850s | 22.23 million | 6.85 million | 15.38 million | Australia |
| 1860s | 32.33 million | 9.18 million | 23.15 million | Australia |
| 1870s | 46.62 million | 12.25 million | 34.37 million | Australia |
| 1880s | 66.59 million | 16.29 million | 50.30 million | Australia |
| 1890s | 95.37 million | 21.35 million | 74.02 million | Australia |
| 1900s | 136.09 million | 27.71 million | 108.38 million | Australia |
| 1910s | 194.03 million | 36.03 million | 158.00 million | Australia |
| 1920s | 276.54 million | 47.35 million | 229.18 million | Australia |
| 1930s | 307.04 million | 63.20 million | 243.84 million | Australia |
| 1940s | 340.79 million | 86.46 million | 254.34 million | Australia |
| 1950s | 378.02 million | 105.84 million | 272.18 million | Australia |
| 1960s | 413.38 million | 119.61 million | 293.77 million | Australia |
| 1970s | 411.54 million | 150.49 million | 261.05 million | Australia |
| 1980s | 404.75 million | 163.44 million | 241.31 million | Australia |
| 1990s | 377.76 million | 168.94 million | 208.81 million | Australia |
| 2000s | 351.44 million | 172.69 million | 178.74 million | Australia |
| 2010s | 307.84 million | 172.95 million | 134.90 million | Australia |
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?, Australia or Brazil?
- Australia, at 307.84 million against 172.95 million in Brazil as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Australia and Brazil?
- 134.90 million, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Australia ranks 2nd 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.