Greece vs Ireland: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Greece
2.15 million
in 2010
Ireland
2.18 million
in 2010
Greece rank
80th
Ireland rank
78th

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

  • Greece
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 2.18 million against 2.15 million in Greece, a difference of 25,260.

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

Greece ranks 80th and Ireland ranks 78th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 19 and Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Ireland Difference Ahead
1780s 2.98 million 2.27 million 708,160 Greece
1790s 3.07 million 2.30 million 771,610 Greece
1800s 3.17 million 2.11 million 1.06 million Greece
1810s 3.27 million 1.69 million 1.59 million Greece
1820s 3.38 million 1.13 million 2.25 million Greece
1830s 3.49 million 823,217 2.67 million Greece
1840s 3.61 million 641,134 2.97 million Greece
1850s 3.73 million 1.52 million 2.21 million Greece
1860s 3.76 million 2.19 million 1.57 million Greece
1870s 3.78 million 2.49 million 1.29 million Greece
1880s 3.81 million 2.68 million 1.12 million Greece
1890s 3.82 million 3.02 million 807,890 Greece
1900s 3.84 million 3.21 million 626,280 Greece
1910s 3.85 million 3.31 million 540,280 Greece
1920s 3.86 million 3.37 million 489,210 Greece
1930s 3.73 million 3.10 million 626,640 Greece
1940s 3.60 million 3.26 million 339,110 Greece
1950s 3.48 million 3.40 million 77,230 Greece
1960s 3.52 million 3.39 million 124,040 Greece
1970s 3.44 million 3.58 million 145,990 Ireland
1980s 3.27 million 3.85 million 574,820 Ireland
1990s 2.80 million 3.61 million 811,330 Ireland
2000s 2.23 million 2.54 million 307,610 Ireland
2010s 2.15 million 2.18 million 25,260 Ireland

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?, Greece or Ireland?
Ireland, at 2.18 million against 2.15 million in Greece as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Greece and Ireland?
25,260, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Ireland?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Greece and Ireland rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Greece ranks 80th and Ireland ranks 78th 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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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.