Bolivia vs Turkmenistan: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Bolivia
26.60 million
in 2010
Turkmenistan
27.99 million
in 2010
Bolivia rank
26th
Turkmenistan rank
24th

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

  • Bolivia
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 27.99 million against 26.60 million in Bolivia, a difference of 1.39 million.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 26th and Turkmenistan ranks 24th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 21 and Turkmenistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1780s 7.41 million 5.26 million 2.15 million Bolivia
1790s 7.57 million 5.66 million 1.91 million Bolivia
1800s 7.73 million 6.09 million 1.64 million Bolivia
1810s 7.90 million 6.55 million 1.34 million Bolivia
1820s 9.39 million 7.05 million 2.34 million Bolivia
1830s 11.17 million 7.59 million 3.58 million Bolivia
1840s 11.34 million 8.17 million 3.17 million Bolivia
1850s 11.51 million 8.79 million 2.72 million Bolivia
1860s 13.75 million 9.46 million 4.28 million Bolivia
1870s 11.86 million 10.19 million 1.68 million Bolivia
1880s 9.97 million 10.98 million 1.01 million Turkmenistan
1890s 16.24 million 11.83 million 4.41 million Bolivia
1900s 14.25 million 12.75 million 1.50 million Bolivia
1910s 16.47 million 13.74 million 2.73 million Bolivia
1920s 23.63 million 14.82 million 8.81 million Bolivia
1930s 23.94 million 15.99 million 7.95 million Bolivia
1940s 27.87 million 17.22 million 10.64 million Bolivia
1950s 22.26 million 18.53 million 3.73 million Bolivia
1960s 27.26 million 24.60 million 2.66 million Bolivia
1970s 26.78 million 25.29 million 1.50 million Bolivia
1980s 28.82 million 25.72 million 3.10 million Bolivia
1990s 26.69 million 26.13 million 557,500 Bolivia
2000s 26.11 million 28.29 million 2.19 million Turkmenistan
2010s 26.60 million 27.99 million 1.39 million Turkmenistan

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?, Bolivia or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 27.99 million against 26.60 million in Bolivia as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Bolivia and Turkmenistan?
1.39 million, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Turkmenistan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Bolivia and Turkmenistan rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Bolivia ranks 26th and Turkmenistan ranks 24th 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.