Australia vs United States: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Australia
307.84 million
in 2010
United States
211.13 million
in 2010
Australia rank
2nd
United States rank
3rd
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 307.84 million against 211.13 million in United States, a difference of 96.71 million.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 14 and United States in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 1.75 million | 1.75 million | United States |
| 1790s | 0 | 2.86 million | 2.86 million | United States |
| 1800s | 0 | 5.04 million | 5.04 million | United States |
| 1810s | 0 | 7.13 million | 7.13 million | United States |
| 1820s | 0 | 9.79 million | 9.79 million | United States |
| 1830s | 320,248 | 12.97 million | 12.65 million | United States |
| 1840s | 2.01 million | 17.46 million | 15.45 million | United States |
| 1850s | 22.23 million | 23.15 million | 920,600 | United States |
| 1860s | 32.33 million | 32.32 million | 5,500 | Australia |
| 1870s | 46.62 million | 43.94 million | 2.68 million | Australia |
| 1880s | 66.59 million | 70.98 million | 4.40 million | United States |
| 1890s | 95.37 million | 117.34 million | 21.97 million | United States |
| 1900s | 136.09 million | 132.62 million | 3.47 million | Australia |
| 1910s | 194.03 million | 161.82 million | 32.21 million | Australia |
| 1920s | 276.54 million | 180.61 million | 95.92 million | Australia |
| 1930s | 307.04 million | 188.21 million | 118.83 million | Australia |
| 1940s | 340.79 million | 193.36 million | 147.43 million | Australia |
| 1950s | 378.02 million | 213.67 million | 164.35 million | Australia |
| 1960s | 413.38 million | 246.62 million | 166.76 million | Australia |
| 1970s | 411.54 million | 225.49 million | 186.05 million | Australia |
| 1980s | 404.75 million | 218.38 million | 186.37 million | Australia |
| 1990s | 377.76 million | 216.91 million | 160.84 million | Australia |
| 2000s | 351.44 million | 210.73 million | 140.70 million | Australia |
| 2010s | 307.84 million | 211.13 million | 96.71 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 United States?
- Australia, at 307.84 million against 211.13 million in United States as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Australia and United States?
- 96.71 million, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Australia ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd 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.