Bulgaria vs Portugal: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Bulgaria
1.39 million
in 2010
Portugal
1.26 million
in 2010
Bulgaria rank
89th
Portugal rank
91st

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1.39 million against 1.26 million in Portugal, a difference of 127,380.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 89th and Portugal ranks 91st of 179 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Portugal Difference Ahead
1780s 917,032 243,988 673,044 Bulgaria
1790s 947,572 254,266 693,306 Bulgaria
1800s 979,786 265,686 714,100 Bulgaria
1810s 1.01 million 277,343 736,427 Bulgaria
1820s 1.05 million 289,813 759,307 Bulgaria
1830s 1.09 million 304,229 781,851 Bulgaria
1840s 1.12 million 323,267 800,113 Bulgaria
1850s 1.16 million 335,592 824,668 Bulgaria
1860s 1.16 million 350,252 809,998 Bulgaria
1870s 1.16 million 374,245 783,325 Bulgaria
1880s 1.16 million 400,272 756,268 Bulgaria
1890s 1.16 million 435,287 724,283 Bulgaria
1900s 1.16 million 470,081 693,059 Bulgaria
1910s 1.17 million 510,961 655,049 Bulgaria
1920s 1.17 million 537,092 635,288 Bulgaria
1930s 1.13 million 585,684 545,436 Bulgaria
1940s 1.10 million 663,125 435,965 Bulgaria
1950s 1.06 million 737,241 324,289 Bulgaria
1960s 1.07 million 801,081 266,839 Bulgaria
1970s 1.46 million 778,975 677,545 Bulgaria
1980s 1.91 million 758,264 1.16 million Bulgaria
1990s 1.88 million 639,063 1.24 million Bulgaria
2000s 1.27 million 1.05 million 223,780 Bulgaria
2010s 1.39 million 1.26 million 127,380 Bulgaria

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?, Bulgaria or Portugal?
Bulgaria, at 1.39 million against 1.26 million in Portugal as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Bulgaria and Portugal?
127,380, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Bulgaria ranks 89th and Portugal ranks 91st 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.