Brazil vs Kazakhstan: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Brazil
172.95 million
in 2010
Kazakhstan
173.08 million
in 2010
Brazil rank
5th
Kazakhstan rank
4th

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

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  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 173.08 million against 172.95 million in Brazil, a difference of 138,000.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Brazil ranks 5th and Kazakhstan ranks 4th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Kazakhstan in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1780s 722,434 17.09 million 16.37 million Kazakhstan
1790s 816,670 17.25 million 16.43 million Kazakhstan
1800s 1.02 million 17.39 million 16.37 million Kazakhstan
1810s 1.32 million 17.57 million 16.25 million Kazakhstan
1820s 2.22 million 17.73 million 15.52 million Kazakhstan
1830s 3.57 million 17.91 million 14.35 million Kazakhstan
1840s 5.09 million 18.10 million 13.01 million Kazakhstan
1850s 6.85 million 18.29 million 11.45 million Kazakhstan
1860s 9.18 million 18.46 million 9.28 million Kazakhstan
1870s 12.25 million 18.64 million 6.39 million Kazakhstan
1880s 16.29 million 24.34 million 8.05 million Kazakhstan
1890s 21.35 million 29.25 million 7.90 million Kazakhstan
1900s 27.71 million 40.17 million 12.46 million Kazakhstan
1910s 36.03 million 51.62 million 15.59 million Kazakhstan
1920s 47.35 million 71.02 million 23.66 million Kazakhstan
1930s 63.20 million 81.16 million 17.96 million Kazakhstan
1940s 86.46 million 112.94 million 26.49 million Kazakhstan
1950s 105.84 million 98.74 million 7.10 million Brazil
1960s 119.61 million 150.06 million 30.45 million Kazakhstan
1970s 150.49 million 155.63 million 5.14 million Kazakhstan
1980s 163.44 million 158.46 million 4.98 million Brazil
1990s 168.94 million 160.78 million 8.16 million Brazil
2000s 172.69 million 176.00 million 3.31 million Kazakhstan
2010s 172.95 million 173.08 million 138,000 Kazakhstan

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?, Brazil or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan, at 173.08 million against 172.95 million in Brazil as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Brazil and Kazakhstan?
138,000, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Kazakhstan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Brazil and Kazakhstan rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Brazil ranks 5th and Kazakhstan ranks 4th 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.