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

Bangladesh
505,789
in 2010
Thailand
459,216
in 2010
Bangladesh rank
122nd
Thailand rank
125th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 505,789 against 459,216 in Thailand, a difference of 46,573.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 122nd and Thailand ranks 125th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 21 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Thailand Difference Ahead
1780s 207,911 59,535 148,376 Bangladesh
1790s 211,798 59,392 152,406 Bangladesh
1800s 214,993 59,192 155,801 Bangladesh
1810s 217,680 63,625 154,055 Bangladesh
1820s 224,002 67,518 156,484 Bangladesh
1830s 231,246 70,877 160,369 Bangladesh
1840s 238,836 74,357 164,479 Bangladesh
1850s 245,545 168,851 76,694 Bangladesh
1860s 258,190 185,410 72,780 Bangladesh
1870s 271,740 203,481 68,259 Bangladesh
1880s 285,853 223,908 61,945 Bangladesh
1890s 300,841 245,306 55,535 Bangladesh
1900s 316,227 269,150 47,077 Bangladesh
1910s 331,766 288,150 43,616 Bangladesh
1920s 350,550 316,533 34,017 Bangladesh
1930s 368,093 333,022 35,071 Bangladesh
1940s 384,807 351,034 33,773 Bangladesh
1950s 408,807 368,868 39,939 Bangladesh
1960s 529,348 279,727 249,621 Bangladesh
1970s 523,843 410,057 113,786 Bangladesh
1980s 513,848 561,367 47,519 Thailand
1990s 502,090 653,475 151,385 Thailand
2000s 518,473 678,654 160,181 Thailand
2010s 505,789 459,216 46,573 Bangladesh

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 Thailand?
Bangladesh, at 505,789 against 459,216 in Thailand as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Bangladesh and Thailand?
46,573, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Thailand?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Bangladesh and Thailand rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Bangladesh ranks 122nd and Thailand ranks 125th 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.