Guinea vs New Zealand: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Guinea
7.50 million
in 2010
New Zealand
7.07 million
in 2010
Guinea rank
54th
New Zealand rank
56th

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

  • Guinea
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 7.50 million against 7.07 million in New Zealand, a difference of 428,150.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 54th and New Zealand ranks 56th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 20 and New Zealand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea New Zealand Difference Ahead
1780s 2.73 million 0 2.73 million Guinea
1790s 2.68 million 0 2.68 million Guinea
1800s 2.64 million 0 2.64 million Guinea
1810s 2.60 million 0 2.60 million Guinea
1820s 2.67 million 0 2.67 million Guinea
1830s 2.75 million 0 2.75 million Guinea
1840s 2.83 million 0 2.83 million Guinea
1850s 2.91 million 0 2.91 million Guinea
1860s 3.00 million 0 3.00 million Guinea
1870s 3.12 million 53,057 3.07 million Guinea
1880s 3.25 million 129,981 3.12 million Guinea
1890s 3.39 million 323,232 3.07 million Guinea
1900s 3.53 million 804,116 2.73 million Guinea
1910s 3.68 million 2.01 million 1.68 million Guinea
1920s 4.50 million 4.84 million 342,630 New Zealand
1930s 5.50 million 5.96 million 466,970 New Zealand
1940s 6.64 million 7.29 million 648,500 New Zealand
1950s 7.97 million 8.62 million 657,070 New Zealand
1960s 9.67 million 9.06 million 617,580 Guinea
1970s 9.67 million 8.51 million 1.16 million Guinea
1980s 9.64 million 8.45 million 1.19 million Guinea
1990s 9.70 million 7.62 million 2.08 million Guinea
2000s 7.61 million 7.11 million 499,780 Guinea
2010s 7.50 million 7.07 million 428,150 Guinea

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?, Guinea or New Zealand?
Guinea, at 7.50 million against 7.07 million in New Zealand as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Guinea and New Zealand?
428,150, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and New Zealand?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Guinea and New Zealand rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Guinea ranks 54th and New Zealand ranks 56th 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.