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
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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About this data
The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.