China vs United States: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
China
369.17 million
in 2010
United States
211.13 million
in 2010
China rank
1st
United States rank
3rd
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 369.17 million against 211.13 million in United States, a difference of 158.04 million.
That makes China's figure about 1.7 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, China averaged higher in 16 and United States in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 98.58 million | 1.75 million | 96.83 million | China |
| 1790s | 103.43 million | 2.86 million | 100.56 million | China |
| 1800s | 97.92 million | 5.04 million | 92.88 million | China |
| 1810s | 110.81 million | 7.13 million | 103.67 million | China |
| 1820s | 109.63 million | 9.79 million | 99.84 million | China |
| 1830s | 117.62 million | 12.97 million | 104.66 million | China |
| 1840s | 118.03 million | 17.46 million | 100.57 million | China |
| 1850s | 118.45 million | 23.15 million | 95.30 million | China |
| 1860s | 108.43 million | 32.32 million | 76.11 million | China |
| 1870s | 103.00 million | 43.94 million | 59.06 million | China |
| 1880s | 105.90 million | 70.98 million | 34.91 million | China |
| 1890s | 109.44 million | 117.34 million | 7.90 million | United States |
| 1900s | 115.28 million | 132.62 million | 17.34 million | United States |
| 1910s | 122.05 million | 161.82 million | 39.77 million | United States |
| 1920s | 136.08 million | 180.61 million | 44.53 million | United States |
| 1930s | 141.01 million | 188.21 million | 47.20 million | United States |
| 1940s | 150.22 million | 193.36 million | 43.15 million | United States |
| 1950s | 159.84 million | 213.67 million | 53.83 million | United States |
| 1960s | 234.63 million | 246.62 million | 11.98 million | United States |
| 1970s | 268.08 million | 225.49 million | 42.58 million | China |
| 1980s | 325.27 million | 218.38 million | 106.89 million | China |
| 1990s | 386.02 million | 216.91 million | 169.10 million | China |
| 2000s | 376.45 million | 210.73 million | 165.72 million | China |
| 2010s | 369.17 million | 211.13 million | 158.04 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 United States?
- China, at 369.17 million against 211.13 million in United States as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between China and United States?
- 158.04 million, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do China and United States rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- China ranks 1st 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.