Brazil vs United States: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Brazil
172.95 million
in 2010
United States
211.13 million
in 2010
Brazil rank
5th
United States rank
3rd
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 211.13 million against 172.95 million in Brazil, a difference of 38.18 million.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 722,434 | 1.75 million | 1.03 million | United States |
| 1790s | 816,670 | 2.86 million | 2.05 million | United States |
| 1800s | 1.02 million | 5.04 million | 4.02 million | United States |
| 1810s | 1.32 million | 7.13 million | 5.81 million | United States |
| 1820s | 2.22 million | 9.79 million | 7.57 million | United States |
| 1830s | 3.57 million | 12.97 million | 9.40 million | United States |
| 1840s | 5.09 million | 17.46 million | 12.37 million | United States |
| 1850s | 6.85 million | 23.15 million | 16.30 million | United States |
| 1860s | 9.18 million | 32.32 million | 23.14 million | United States |
| 1870s | 12.25 million | 43.94 million | 31.69 million | United States |
| 1880s | 16.29 million | 70.98 million | 54.69 million | United States |
| 1890s | 21.35 million | 117.34 million | 95.99 million | United States |
| 1900s | 27.71 million | 132.62 million | 104.91 million | United States |
| 1910s | 36.03 million | 161.82 million | 125.79 million | United States |
| 1920s | 47.35 million | 180.61 million | 133.26 million | United States |
| 1930s | 63.20 million | 188.21 million | 125.01 million | United States |
| 1940s | 86.46 million | 193.36 million | 106.91 million | United States |
| 1950s | 105.84 million | 213.67 million | 107.83 million | United States |
| 1960s | 119.61 million | 246.62 million | 127.00 million | United States |
| 1970s | 150.49 million | 225.49 million | 75.00 million | United States |
| 1980s | 163.44 million | 218.38 million | 54.94 million | United States |
| 1990s | 168.94 million | 216.91 million | 47.97 million | United States |
| 2000s | 172.69 million | 210.73 million | 38.04 million | United States |
| 2010s | 172.95 million | 211.13 million | 38.18 million | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 211.13 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 United States?
- 38.18 million, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Brazil ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd 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.