Japan vs Malaysia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Japan
181,267
in 2010
Malaysia
150,948
in 2010
Japan rank
139th
Malaysia rank
141st

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

  • Japan
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 181,267 against 150,948 in Malaysia, a difference of 30,319.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

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

Japan ranks 139th and Malaysia ranks 141st of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malaysia Difference Ahead
1780s 362,545 14,992 347,553 Japan
1790s 353,484 14,992 338,492 Japan
1800s 344,444 15,053 329,391 Japan
1810s 347,280 15,022 332,258 Japan
1820s 349,380 14,961 334,419 Japan
1830s 351,471 14,991 336,480 Japan
1840s 352,962 15,237 337,725 Japan
1850s 354,359 15,791 338,568 Japan
1860s 359,453 18,222 341,231 Japan
1870s 363,968 20,960 343,008 Japan
1880s 380,581 23,792 356,789 Japan
1890s 404,114 29,678 374,436 Japan
1900s 438,018 32,326 405,692 Japan
1910s 479,194 36,451 442,743 Japan
1920s 517,532 47,796 469,736 Japan
1930s 549,304 52,822 496,482 Japan
1940s 595,835 68,253 527,582 Japan
1950s 635,735 79,253 556,482 Japan
1960s 672,949 115,590 557,359 Japan
1970s 535,737 142,979 392,758 Japan
1980s 354,319 155,744 198,575 Japan
1990s 267,108 168,261 98,847 Japan
2000s 248,979 160,563 88,416 Japan
2010s 181,267 150,948 30,319 Japan

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?, Japan or Malaysia?
Japan, at 181,267 against 150,948 in Malaysia as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Japan and Malaysia?
30,319, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Japan ranks 139th and Malaysia ranks 141st 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.