Bangladesh vs Laos: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Bangladesh
505,789
in 2010
Laos
560,699
in 2010
Bangladesh rank
122nd
Laos rank
119th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 560,699 against 505,789 in Bangladesh, a difference of 54,910.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 122nd and Laos ranks 119th of 179 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Laos Difference Ahead
1780s 207,911 340,831 132,920 Laos
1790s 211,798 339,293 127,495 Laos
1800s 214,993 337,263 122,270 Laos
1810s 217,680 371,456 153,776 Laos
1820s 224,002 406,971 182,969 Laos
1830s 231,246 439,074 207,828 Laos
1840s 238,836 469,999 231,163 Laos
1850s 245,545 500,991 255,446 Laos
1860s 258,190 532,406 274,216 Laos
1870s 271,740 557,016 285,276 Laos
1880s 285,853 581,294 295,441 Laos
1890s 300,841 604,103 303,262 Laos
1900s 316,227 629,275 313,048 Laos
1910s 331,766 543,726 211,960 Laos
1920s 350,550 556,392 205,842 Laos
1930s 368,093 562,520 194,427 Laos
1940s 384,807 574,260 189,453 Laos
1950s 408,807 577,171 168,364 Laos
1960s 529,348 751,619 222,271 Laos
1970s 523,843 666,463 142,620 Laos
1980s 513,848 667,216 153,368 Laos
1990s 502,090 585,523 83,433 Laos
2000s 518,473 639,186 120,713 Laos
2010s 505,789 560,699 54,910 Laos

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?, Bangladesh or Laos?
Laos, at 560,699 against 505,789 in Bangladesh as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Bangladesh and Laos?
54,910, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Laos?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Bangladesh and Laos rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Bangladesh ranks 122nd and Laos ranks 119th 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.