Australia vs China: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Australia
307.84 million
in 2010
China
369.17 million
in 2010
Australia rank
2nd
China rank
1st
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 369.17 million against 307.84 million in Australia, a difference of 61.33 million.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was China ahead.
Australia ranks 2nd and China ranks 1st of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 9 and China in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 98.58 million | 98.58 million | China |
| 1790s | 0 | 103.43 million | 103.43 million | China |
| 1800s | 0 | 97.92 million | 97.92 million | China |
| 1810s | 0 | 110.81 million | 110.81 million | China |
| 1820s | 0 | 109.63 million | 109.63 million | China |
| 1830s | 320,248 | 117.62 million | 117.30 million | China |
| 1840s | 2.01 million | 118.03 million | 116.02 million | China |
| 1850s | 22.23 million | 118.45 million | 96.22 million | China |
| 1860s | 32.33 million | 108.43 million | 76.10 million | China |
| 1870s | 46.62 million | 103.00 million | 56.38 million | China |
| 1880s | 66.59 million | 105.90 million | 39.31 million | China |
| 1890s | 95.37 million | 109.44 million | 14.07 million | China |
| 1900s | 136.09 million | 115.28 million | 20.80 million | Australia |
| 1910s | 194.03 million | 122.05 million | 71.98 million | Australia |
| 1920s | 276.54 million | 136.08 million | 140.45 million | Australia |
| 1930s | 307.04 million | 141.01 million | 166.03 million | Australia |
| 1940s | 340.79 million | 150.22 million | 190.58 million | Australia |
| 1950s | 378.02 million | 159.84 million | 218.18 million | Australia |
| 1960s | 413.38 million | 234.63 million | 178.75 million | Australia |
| 1970s | 411.54 million | 268.08 million | 143.46 million | Australia |
| 1980s | 404.75 million | 325.27 million | 79.48 million | Australia |
| 1990s | 377.76 million | 386.02 million | 8.26 million | China |
| 2000s | 351.44 million | 376.45 million | 25.01 million | China |
| 2010s | 307.84 million | 369.17 million | 61.33 million | China |
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 China?
- China, at 369.17 million against 307.84 million in Australia as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Australia and China?
- 61.33 million, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Australia ranks 2nd and China ranks 1st 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.