Brazil vs Saudi Arabia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Brazil
172.95 million
in 2010
Saudi Arabia
109.97 million
in 2010
Brazil rank
5th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Brazil
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 172.95 million against 109.97 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 62.98 million.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.6 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 12 and Saudi Arabia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 722,434 | 6.16 million | 5.44 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1790s | 816,670 | 6.86 million | 6.05 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1800s | 1.02 million | 7.64 million | 6.62 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1810s | 1.32 million | 8.52 million | 7.19 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1820s | 2.22 million | 9.49 million | 7.27 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1830s | 3.57 million | 10.86 million | 7.30 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1840s | 5.09 million | 12.31 million | 7.21 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1850s | 6.85 million | 13.95 million | 7.10 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1860s | 9.18 million | 15.80 million | 6.62 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1870s | 12.25 million | 17.91 million | 5.66 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1880s | 16.29 million | 20.51 million | 4.22 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1890s | 21.35 million | 23.57 million | 2.22 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1900s | 27.71 million | 27.08 million | 623,900 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 36.03 million | 31.12 million | 4.91 million | Brazil |
| 1920s | 47.35 million | 35.54 million | 11.82 million | Brazil |
| 1930s | 63.20 million | 41.55 million | 21.65 million | Brazil |
| 1940s | 86.46 million | 48.59 million | 37.87 million | Brazil |
| 1950s | 105.84 million | 56.82 million | 49.02 million | Brazil |
| 1960s | 119.61 million | 80.34 million | 39.28 million | Brazil |
| 1970s | 150.49 million | 80.34 million | 70.16 million | Brazil |
| 1980s | 163.44 million | 77.62 million | 85.82 million | Brazil |
| 1990s | 168.94 million | 107.53 million | 61.41 million | Brazil |
| 2000s | 172.69 million | 110.00 million | 62.70 million | Brazil |
| 2010s | 172.95 million | 109.97 million | 62.98 million | Brazil |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Brazil, at 172.95 million against 109.97 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Brazil and Saudi Arabia?
- 62.98 million, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Saudi Arabia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Brazil and Saudi Arabia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Brazil ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th 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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About this data
The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.