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

Indonesia
6.87 million
in 2010
Spain
7.28 million
in 2010
Indonesia rank
58th
Spain rank
55th

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

  • Indonesia
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 7.28 million against 6.87 million in Indonesia, a difference of 403,070.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

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

Indonesia ranks 58th and Spain ranks 55th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Spain Difference Ahead
1780s 1.66 million 14.05 million 12.39 million Spain
1790s 1.79 million 14.19 million 12.40 million Spain
1800s 1.93 million 14.33 million 12.40 million Spain
1810s 2.08 million 14.47 million 12.39 million Spain
1820s 2.25 million 14.62 million 12.37 million Spain
1830s 2.42 million 14.76 million 12.34 million Spain
1840s 2.61 million 14.91 million 12.30 million Spain
1850s 2.79 million 15.06 million 12.27 million Spain
1860s 3.13 million 14.77 million 11.64 million Spain
1870s 3.51 million 14.49 million 10.99 million Spain
1880s 3.91 million 14.22 million 10.31 million Spain
1890s 4.34 million 13.95 million 9.61 million Spain
1900s 4.83 million 13.70 million 8.87 million Spain
1910s 5.37 million 13.44 million 8.07 million Spain
1920s 6.01 million 13.18 million 7.17 million Spain
1930s 6.37 million 12.67 million 6.31 million Spain
1940s 6.75 million 12.20 million 5.45 million Spain
1950s 7.17 million 11.74 million 4.57 million Spain
1960s 8.28 million 11.82 million 3.54 million Spain
1970s 8.14 million 11.04 million 2.89 million Spain
1980s 7.86 million 9.63 million 1.78 million Spain
1990s 8.53 million 7.97 million 561,200 Indonesia
2000s 6.95 million 7.87 million 925,980 Spain
2010s 6.87 million 7.28 million 403,070 Spain

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 Spain?
Spain, at 7.28 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 Spain?
403,070, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Spain?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Indonesia and Spain rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Indonesia ranks 58th and Spain ranks 55th 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.