Australia vs Kazakhstan: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Australia
307.84 million
in 2010
Kazakhstan
173.08 million
in 2010
Australia rank
2nd
Kazakhstan rank
4th

How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time

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  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 307.84 million against 173.08 million in Kazakhstan, a difference of 134.76 million.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.8 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Australia ranks 2nd and Kazakhstan ranks 4th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 17 and Kazakhstan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1780s 0 17.09 million 17.09 million Kazakhstan
1790s 0 17.25 million 17.25 million Kazakhstan
1800s 0 17.39 million 17.39 million Kazakhstan
1810s 0 17.57 million 17.57 million Kazakhstan
1820s 0 17.73 million 17.73 million Kazakhstan
1830s 320,248 17.91 million 17.59 million Kazakhstan
1840s 2.01 million 18.10 million 16.09 million Kazakhstan
1850s 22.23 million 18.29 million 3.94 million Australia
1860s 32.33 million 18.46 million 13.87 million Australia
1870s 46.62 million 18.64 million 27.98 million Australia
1880s 66.59 million 24.34 million 42.25 million Australia
1890s 95.37 million 29.25 million 66.12 million Australia
1900s 136.09 million 40.17 million 95.92 million Australia
1910s 194.03 million 51.62 million 142.41 million Australia
1920s 276.54 million 71.02 million 205.52 million Australia
1930s 307.04 million 81.16 million 225.88 million Australia
1940s 340.79 million 112.94 million 227.85 million Australia
1950s 378.02 million 98.74 million 279.28 million Australia
1960s 413.38 million 150.06 million 263.32 million Australia
1970s 411.54 million 155.63 million 255.91 million Australia
1980s 404.75 million 158.46 million 246.29 million Australia
1990s 377.76 million 160.78 million 216.98 million Australia
2000s 351.44 million 176.00 million 175.43 million Australia
2010s 307.84 million 173.08 million 134.76 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 Kazakhstan?
Australia, at 307.84 million against 173.08 million in Kazakhstan as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Australia and Kazakhstan?
134.76 million, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kazakhstan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Australia and Kazakhstan rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Australia ranks 2nd and Kazakhstan ranks 4th 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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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.