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
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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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Indicator
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.