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

Indonesia
6.87 million
in 2010
New Zealand
7.07 million
in 2010
Indonesia rank
58th
New Zealand rank
56th

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

  • Indonesia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 7.07 million against 6.87 million in Indonesia, a difference of 195,150.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 58th and New Zealand ranks 56th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 17 and New Zealand in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1780s 1.66 million 0 1.66 million Indonesia
1790s 1.79 million 0 1.79 million Indonesia
1800s 1.93 million 0 1.93 million Indonesia
1810s 2.08 million 0 2.08 million Indonesia
1820s 2.25 million 0 2.25 million Indonesia
1830s 2.42 million 0 2.42 million Indonesia
1840s 2.61 million 0 2.61 million Indonesia
1850s 2.79 million 0 2.79 million Indonesia
1860s 3.13 million 0 3.13 million Indonesia
1870s 3.51 million 53,057 3.45 million Indonesia
1880s 3.91 million 129,981 3.78 million Indonesia
1890s 4.34 million 323,232 4.02 million Indonesia
1900s 4.83 million 804,116 4.02 million Indonesia
1910s 5.37 million 2.01 million 3.36 million Indonesia
1920s 6.01 million 4.84 million 1.16 million Indonesia
1930s 6.37 million 5.96 million 401,090 Indonesia
1940s 6.75 million 7.29 million 532,780 New Zealand
1950s 7.17 million 8.62 million 1.46 million New Zealand
1960s 8.28 million 9.06 million 775,370 New Zealand
1970s 8.14 million 8.51 million 372,470 New Zealand
1980s 7.86 million 8.45 million 598,840 New Zealand
1990s 8.53 million 7.62 million 912,860 Indonesia
2000s 6.95 million 7.11 million 160,480 New Zealand
2010s 6.87 million 7.07 million 195,150 New Zealand

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 New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 7.07 million against 6.87 million in Indonesia as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Indonesia and New Zealand?
195,150, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and New Zealand?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Indonesia and New Zealand rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Indonesia ranks 58th 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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