India vs Zimbabwe: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

India
9.67 million
in 2010
Zimbabwe
9.32 million
in 2010
India rank
48th
Zimbabwe rank
49th

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

  • India
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

India currently reports 9.67 million against 9.32 million in Zimbabwe, a difference of 356,090.

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

India ranks 48th and Zimbabwe ranks 49th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, India averaged higher in 19 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1780s 2.34 million 1.65 million 688,490 India
1790s 2.44 million 1.77 million 668,500 India
1800s 2.53 million 1.91 million 624,240 India
1810s 2.67 million 2.06 million 607,540 India
1820s 2.79 million 2.22 million 570,800 India
1830s 2.93 million 2.40 million 535,090 India
1840s 3.15 million 2.59 million 559,930 India
1850s 3.39 million 2.81 million 578,070 India
1860s 3.54 million 3.05 million 483,130 India
1870s 3.73 million 3.31 million 411,390 India
1880s 3.82 million 3.60 million 212,670 India
1890s 4.25 million 3.92 million 324,710 India
1900s 4.36 million 4.28 million 85,400 India
1910s 3.98 million 4.67 million 694,950 Zimbabwe
1920s 4.05 million 5.11 million 1.06 million Zimbabwe
1930s 4.53 million 5.59 million 1.07 million Zimbabwe
1940s 5.28 million 6.07 million 790,390 Zimbabwe
1950s 6.09 million 6.62 million 524,590 Zimbabwe
1960s 13.04 million 8.69 million 4.35 million India
1970s 12.04 million 8.35 million 3.69 million India
1980s 11.04 million 8.61 million 2.43 million India
1990s 10.43 million 8.89 million 1.54 million India
2000s 9.53 million 8.91 million 624,170 India
2010s 9.67 million 9.32 million 356,090 India

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?, India or Zimbabwe?
India, at 9.67 million against 9.32 million in Zimbabwe as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between India and Zimbabwe?
356,090, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Zimbabwe?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do India and Zimbabwe rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
India ranks 48th and Zimbabwe ranks 49th 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.