Czechia vs Switzerland: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Czechia
770,501
in 2010
Switzerland
841,220
in 2010
Czechia rank
111th
Switzerland rank
108th

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

  • Czechia
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 841,220 against 770,501 in Czechia, a difference of 70,719.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.

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

Czechia ranks 111th and Switzerland ranks 108th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1780s 566,854 893,728 326,874 Switzerland
1790s 534,158 887,527 353,369 Switzerland
1800s 502,965 881,578 378,613 Switzerland
1810s 472,955 875,200 402,245 Switzerland
1820s 443,005 937,075 494,070 Switzerland
1830s 487,865 977,350 489,485 Switzerland
1840s 530,228 1.01 million 483,872 Switzerland
1850s 534,602 1.05 million 515,408 Switzerland
1860s 551,000 1.06 million 508,300 Switzerland
1870s 566,042 1.08 million 515,128 Switzerland
1880s 577,464 1.10 million 525,356 Switzerland
1890s 588,053 1.10 million 511,817 Switzerland
1900s 607,286 1.19 million 580,694 Switzerland
1910s 629,019 1.27 million 645,401 Switzerland
1920s 646,396 1.27 million 620,114 Switzerland
1930s 674,696 1.26 million 585,144 Switzerland
1940s 603,105 1.26 million 659,035 Switzerland
1950s 931,734 1.33 million 399,336 Switzerland
1960s 933,426 1.45 million 519,664 Switzerland
1970s 829,005 1.49 million 656,765 Switzerland
1980s 787,283 1.33 million 545,557 Switzerland
1990s 748,264 1.26 million 509,296 Switzerland
2000s 783,223 840,984 57,761 Switzerland
2010s 770,501 841,220 70,719 Switzerland

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?, Czechia or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 841,220 against 770,501 in Czechia as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Czechia and Switzerland?
70,719, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Switzerland?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Czechia and Switzerland rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Czechia ranks 111th and Switzerland ranks 108th 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.