Austria vs Portugal: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Austria
1.17 million
in 2010
Portugal
1.26 million
in 2010
Austria rank
94th
Portugal rank
91st

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

  • Austria
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.26 million against 1.17 million in Austria, a difference of 89,590.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

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

Austria ranks 94th and Portugal ranks 91st of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 23 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Portugal Difference Ahead
1780s 1.84 million 243,988 1.60 million Austria
1790s 1.90 million 254,266 1.65 million Austria
1800s 1.97 million 265,686 1.70 million Austria
1810s 2.04 million 277,343 1.76 million Austria
1820s 2.11 million 289,813 1.82 million Austria
1830s 2.19 million 304,229 1.88 million Austria
1840s 2.27 million 323,267 1.94 million Austria
1850s 2.35 million 335,592 2.01 million Austria
1860s 2.36 million 350,252 2.01 million Austria
1870s 2.36 million 374,245 1.99 million Austria
1880s 2.37 million 400,272 1.97 million Austria
1890s 2.38 million 435,287 1.94 million Austria
1900s 2.39 million 470,081 1.92 million Austria
1910s 2.40 million 510,961 1.89 million Austria
1920s 2.40 million 537,092 1.86 million Austria
1930s 2.30 million 585,684 1.72 million Austria
1940s 2.21 million 663,125 1.55 million Austria
1950s 2.12 million 737,241 1.38 million Austria
1960s 2.14 million 801,081 1.34 million Austria
1970s 1.95 million 778,975 1.17 million Austria
1980s 1.56 million 758,264 806,546 Austria
1990s 1.40 million 639,063 758,827 Austria
2000s 1.26 million 1.05 million 209,540 Austria
2010s 1.17 million 1.26 million 89,590 Portugal

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?, Austria or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1.26 million against 1.17 million in Austria as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Austria and Portugal?
89,590, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Austria ranks 94th and Portugal ranks 91st 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.