China vs Kazakhstan: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

China
369.17 million
in 2010
Kazakhstan
173.08 million
in 2010
China rank
1st
Kazakhstan rank
4th

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

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How they compare

China currently reports 369.17 million against 173.08 million in Kazakhstan, a difference of 196.09 million.

That makes China's figure about 2.1 times Kazakhstan's.

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

China ranks 1st and Kazakhstan ranks 4th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1780s 98.58 million 17.09 million 81.49 million China
1790s 103.43 million 17.25 million 86.18 million China
1800s 97.92 million 17.39 million 80.53 million China
1810s 110.81 million 17.57 million 93.24 million China
1820s 109.63 million 17.73 million 91.89 million China
1830s 117.62 million 17.91 million 99.71 million China
1840s 118.03 million 18.10 million 99.93 million China
1850s 118.45 million 18.29 million 100.16 million China
1860s 108.43 million 18.46 million 89.97 million China
1870s 103.00 million 18.64 million 84.36 million China
1880s 105.90 million 24.34 million 81.56 million China
1890s 109.44 million 29.25 million 80.18 million China
1900s 115.28 million 40.17 million 75.11 million China
1910s 122.05 million 51.62 million 70.43 million China
1920s 136.08 million 71.02 million 65.07 million China
1930s 141.01 million 81.16 million 59.85 million China
1940s 150.22 million 112.94 million 37.27 million China
1950s 159.84 million 98.74 million 61.10 million China
1960s 234.63 million 150.06 million 84.57 million China
1970s 268.08 million 155.63 million 112.44 million China
1980s 325.27 million 158.46 million 166.81 million China
1990s 386.02 million 160.78 million 225.24 million China
2000s 376.45 million 176.00 million 200.45 million China
2010s 369.17 million 173.08 million 196.09 million China

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?, China or Kazakhstan?
China, at 369.17 million against 173.08 million in Kazakhstan as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between China and Kazakhstan?
196.09 million, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kazakhstan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do China and Kazakhstan rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
China ranks 1st and Kazakhstan ranks 4th 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.