Indonesia vs Iraq: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Indonesia
6.87 million
in 2010
Iraq
5.78 million
in 2010
Indonesia rank
58th
Iraq rank
60th

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

  • Indonesia
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 6.87 million against 5.78 million in Iraq, a difference of 1.09 million.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

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

Indonesia ranks 58th and Iraq ranks 60th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Iraq Difference Ahead
1780s 1.66 million 676,545 986,615 Indonesia
1790s 1.79 million 683,107 1.11 million Indonesia
1800s 1.93 million 690,187 1.24 million Indonesia
1810s 2.08 million 725,759 1.36 million Indonesia
1820s 2.25 million 762,220 1.49 million Indonesia
1830s 2.42 million 807,839 1.62 million Indonesia
1840s 2.61 million 854,435 1.76 million Indonesia
1850s 2.79 million 903,876 1.89 million Indonesia
1860s 3.13 million 956,652 2.17 million Indonesia
1870s 3.51 million 1.08 million 2.43 million Indonesia
1880s 3.91 million 1.23 million 2.68 million Indonesia
1890s 4.34 million 1.40 million 2.94 million Indonesia
1900s 4.83 million 1.58 million 3.25 million Indonesia
1910s 5.37 million 1.78 million 3.59 million Indonesia
1920s 6.01 million 1.97 million 4.03 million Indonesia
1930s 6.37 million 2.09 million 4.27 million Indonesia
1940s 6.75 million 2.91 million 3.84 million Indonesia
1950s 7.17 million 3.49 million 3.67 million Indonesia
1960s 8.28 million 4.76 million 3.52 million Indonesia
1970s 8.14 million 4.62 million 3.52 million Indonesia
1980s 7.86 million 4.64 million 3.22 million Indonesia
1990s 8.53 million 4.79 million 3.74 million Indonesia
2000s 6.95 million 4.80 million 2.14 million Indonesia
2010s 6.87 million 5.78 million 1.09 million Indonesia

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?, Indonesia or Iraq?
Indonesia, at 6.87 million against 5.78 million in Iraq as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Indonesia and Iraq?
1.09 million, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Iraq?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Indonesia and Iraq rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Indonesia ranks 58th and Iraq ranks 60th 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.