Canada vs Venezuela: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Canada
12.69 million
in 2010
Venezuela
14.19 million
in 2010
Canada rank
42nd
Venezuela rank
39th

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

  • Canada
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 14.19 million against 12.69 million in Canada, a difference of 1.50 million.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Venezuela ahead.

Canada ranks 42nd and Venezuela ranks 39th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and Venezuela in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Venezuela Difference Ahead
1780s 0 1.11 million 1.11 million Venezuela
1790s 0 1.13 million 1.13 million Venezuela
1800s 0 1.16 million 1.16 million Venezuela
1810s 57,492 1.18 million 1.12 million Venezuela
1820s 0 1.44 million 1.44 million Venezuela
1830s 0 1.76 million 1.76 million Venezuela
1840s 12,014 2.15 million 2.14 million Venezuela
1850s 212,963 2.63 million 2.41 million Venezuela
1860s 758,571 3.21 million 2.45 million Venezuela
1870s 2.15 million 3.62 million 1.48 million Venezuela
1880s 2.67 million 4.08 million 1.41 million Venezuela
1890s 3.53 million 4.64 million 1.11 million Venezuela
1900s 3.70 million 4.78 million 1.08 million Venezuela
1910s 5.30 million 4.87 million 425,260 Canada
1920s 8.92 million 4.96 million 3.97 million Canada
1930s 11.69 million 6.43 million 5.26 million Canada
1940s 15.20 million 7.68 million 7.51 million Canada
1950s 15.44 million 10.24 million 5.20 million Canada
1960s 15.01 million 14.14 million 876,200 Canada
1970s 14.06 million 13.55 million 512,600 Canada
1980s 13.66 million 13.86 million 196,000 Venezuela
1990s 13.58 million 14.25 million 668,200 Venezuela
2000s 12.84 million 14.18 million 1.34 million Venezuela
2010s 12.69 million 14.19 million 1.50 million Venezuela

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?, Canada or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 14.19 million against 12.69 million in Canada as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Canada and Venezuela?
1.50 million, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Venezuela?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Canada and Venezuela rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Canada ranks 42nd and Venezuela ranks 39th 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.