Chile vs India: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Chile
10.62 million
in 2010
India
9.67 million
in 2010
Chile rank
46th
India rank
48th

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

  • Chile
  • India
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 10.62 million against 9.67 million in India, a difference of 945,110.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was India ahead.

Chile ranks 46th and India ranks 48th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 8 and India in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile India Difference Ahead
1780s 1.21 million 2.34 million 1.13 million India
1790s 1.22 million 2.44 million 1.23 million India
1800s 1.23 million 2.53 million 1.31 million India
1810s 1.24 million 2.67 million 1.43 million India
1820s 1.34 million 2.79 million 1.45 million India
1830s 1.46 million 2.93 million 1.47 million India
1840s 1.58 million 3.15 million 1.57 million India
1850s 1.90 million 3.39 million 1.49 million India
1860s 2.32 million 3.54 million 1.21 million India
1870s 2.66 million 3.73 million 1.06 million India
1880s 3.03 million 3.82 million 790,780 India
1890s 3.39 million 4.25 million 853,500 India
1900s 3.74 million 4.36 million 624,470 India
1910s 4.24 million 3.98 million 261,060 Chile
1920s 4.67 million 4.05 million 622,350 Chile
1930s 5.14 million 4.53 million 615,270 Chile
1940s 5.97 million 5.28 million 688,090 Chile
1950s 6.95 million 6.09 million 854,000 Chile
1960s 8.34 million 13.04 million 4.70 million India
1970s 9.33 million 12.04 million 2.71 million India
1980s 10.59 million 11.04 million 454,400 India
1990s 10.58 million 10.43 million 151,700 Chile
2000s 10.51 million 9.53 million 977,570 Chile
2010s 10.62 million 9.67 million 945,110 Chile

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?, Chile or India?
Chile, at 10.62 million against 9.67 million in India as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Chile and India?
945,110, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and India?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Chile and India rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Chile ranks 46th and India ranks 48th 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.