Bhutan vs United Arab Emirates: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Bhutan
269,360
in 2010
United Arab Emirates
251,974
in 2010
Bhutan rank
133rd
United Arab Emirates rank
134th

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

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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 269,360 against 251,974 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 17,386.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

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

Bhutan ranks 133rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 134th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 23 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1780s 60,785 52,128 8,657 Bhutan
1790s 63,678 51,796 11,882 Bhutan
1800s 62,154 51,577 10,577 Bhutan
1810s 68,509 51,387 17,121 Bhutan
1820s 70,289 54,411 15,878 Bhutan
1830s 76,269 57,973 18,296 Bhutan
1840s 79,251 61,732 17,519 Bhutan
1850s 82,561 65,803 16,758 Bhutan
1860s 81,701 70,101 11,600 Bhutan
1870s 84,036 74,965 9,071 Bhutan
1880s 90,461 80,397 10,064 Bhutan
1890s 98,007 86,453 11,554 Bhutan
1900s 107,245 93,245 14,000 Bhutan
1910s 117,492 100,605 16,887 Bhutan
1920s 137,634 107,069 30,565 Bhutan
1930s 157,435 115,097 42,338 Bhutan
1940s 182,507 124,233 58,274 Bhutan
1950s 213,052 134,450 78,602 Bhutan
1960s 296,790 180,241 116,549 Bhutan
1970s 265,323 180,185 85,138 Bhutan
1980s 289,894 179,986 109,908 Bhutan
1990s 296,351 224,196 72,155 Bhutan
2000s 270,618 292,829 22,211 United Arab Emirates
2010s 269,360 251,974 17,386 Bhutan

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?, Bhutan or United Arab Emirates?
Bhutan, at 269,360 against 251,974 in United Arab Emirates as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Bhutan and United Arab Emirates?
17,386, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and United Arab Emirates?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Bhutan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Bhutan ranks 133rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 134th 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.