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

Cuba
1.28 million
in 2010
Portugal
1.26 million
in 2010
Cuba rank
90th
Portugal rank
91st

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

  • Cuba
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 1.28 million against 1.26 million in Portugal, a difference of 18,990.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Portugal ahead.

Cuba ranks 90th and Portugal ranks 91st of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 9 and Portugal in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Portugal Difference Ahead
1780s 44,906 243,988 199,082 Portugal
1790s 57,318 254,266 196,948 Portugal
1800s 68,334 265,686 197,352 Portugal
1810s 93,301 277,343 184,042 Portugal
1820s 109,227 289,813 180,586 Portugal
1830s 140,565 304,229 163,664 Portugal
1840s 172,158 323,267 151,109 Portugal
1850s 217,981 335,592 117,611 Portugal
1860s 226,713 350,252 123,539 Portugal
1870s 235,100 374,245 139,145 Portugal
1880s 246,504 400,272 153,768 Portugal
1890s 259,171 435,287 176,116 Portugal
1900s 272,183 470,081 197,898 Portugal
1910s 360,408 510,961 150,553 Portugal
1920s 504,844 537,092 32,248 Portugal
1930s 656,879 585,684 71,195 Cuba
1940s 724,010 663,125 60,885 Cuba
1950s 990,595 737,241 253,354 Cuba
1960s 1.18 million 801,081 381,959 Cuba
1970s 1.54 million 778,975 761,855 Cuba
1980s 1.67 million 758,264 915,366 Cuba
1990s 1.87 million 639,063 1.23 million Cuba
2000s 1.27 million 1.05 million 216,840 Cuba
2010s 1.28 million 1.26 million 18,990 Cuba

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?, Cuba or Portugal?
Cuba, at 1.28 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 Cuba and Portugal?
18,990, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Portugal?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Cuba and Portugal rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Cuba ranks 90th 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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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.