Germany vs Italy: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Germany
3.27 million
in 2010
Italy
3.01 million
in 2010
Germany rank
71st
Italy rank
74th

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

  • Germany
  • Italy
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 3.27 million against 3.01 million in Italy, a difference of 265,230.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

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

Germany ranks 71st and Italy ranks 74th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Italy Difference Ahead
1780s 13.43 million 4.19 million 9.23 million Germany
1790s 13.42 million 4.33 million 9.09 million Germany
1800s 13.42 million 4.48 million 8.95 million Germany
1810s 13.12 million 4.63 million 8.49 million Germany
1820s 12.82 million 4.80 million 8.02 million Germany
1830s 12.52 million 4.98 million 7.54 million Germany
1840s 12.22 million 5.16 million 7.06 million Germany
1850s 11.92 million 5.35 million 6.57 million Germany
1860s 11.54 million 5.39 million 6.16 million Germany
1870s 11.17 million 5.40 million 5.76 million Germany
1880s 10.80 million 5.44 million 5.36 million Germany
1890s 10.42 million 5.47 million 4.95 million Germany
1900s 10.04 million 5.51 million 4.53 million Germany
1910s 9.40 million 5.55 million 3.85 million Germany
1920s 8.75 million 5.52 million 3.23 million Germany
1930s 8.09 million 5.28 million 2.81 million Germany
1940s 7.43 million 5.11 million 2.32 million Germany
1950s 6.76 million 4.93 million 1.83 million Germany
1960s 6.54 million 4.99 million 1.55 million Germany
1970s 6.27 million 5.07 million 1.20 million Germany
1980s 5.37 million 4.61 million 765,540 Germany
1990s 4.47 million 3.74 million 733,010 Germany
2000s 3.48 million 2.95 million 529,970 Germany
2010s 3.27 million 3.01 million 265,230 Germany

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?, Germany or Italy?
Germany, at 3.27 million against 3.01 million in Italy as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Germany and Italy?
265,230, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Germany and Italy rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Germany ranks 71st and Italy ranks 74th 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.