Ireland vs Tajikistan: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Ireland
2.18 million
in 2010
Tajikistan
2.87 million
in 2010
Ireland rank
78th
Tajikistan rank
75th

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

  • Ireland
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 2.87 million against 2.18 million in Ireland, a difference of 693,750.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.

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

Ireland ranks 78th and Tajikistan ranks 75th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 20 and Tajikistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1780s 2.27 million 571,166 1.70 million Ireland
1790s 2.30 million 613,492 1.69 million Ireland
1800s 2.11 million 657,577 1.45 million Ireland
1810s 1.69 million 712,938 976,082 Ireland
1820s 1.13 million 764,987 366,893 Ireland
1830s 823,217 827,877 4,660 Tajikistan
1840s 641,134 892,844 251,710 Tajikistan
1850s 1.52 million 962,966 556,694 Ireland
1860s 2.19 million 1.03 million 1.15 million Ireland
1870s 2.49 million 1.12 million 1.37 million Ireland
1880s 2.68 million 1.20 million 1.48 million Ireland
1890s 3.02 million 1.30 million 1.72 million Ireland
1900s 3.21 million 1.40 million 1.81 million Ireland
1910s 3.31 million 1.52 million 1.79 million Ireland
1920s 3.37 million 1.65 million 1.73 million Ireland
1930s 3.10 million 1.78 million 1.32 million Ireland
1940s 3.26 million 1.93 million 1.32 million Ireland
1950s 3.40 million 2.08 million 1.32 million Ireland
1960s 3.39 million 2.78 million 609,540 Ireland
1970s 3.58 million 2.83 million 758,760 Ireland
1980s 3.85 million 2.85 million 992,850 Ireland
1990s 3.61 million 2.82 million 792,820 Ireland
2000s 2.54 million 3.05 million 508,360 Tajikistan
2010s 2.18 million 2.87 million 693,750 Tajikistan

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?, Ireland or Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 2.87 million against 2.18 million in Ireland as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Ireland and Tajikistan?
693,750, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Tajikistan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Ireland and Tajikistan rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Ireland ranks 78th and Tajikistan ranks 75th 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.