Japan vs Western Sahara: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Japan
181,267
in 2010
Western Sahara
197,639
in 2010
Japan rank
139th
Western Sahara rank
137th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Japan
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 197,639 against 181,267 in Japan, a difference of 16,372.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 139th and Western Sahara ranks 137th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 19 and Western Sahara in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 362,545 | 3,882 | 358,663 | Japan |
| 1790s | 353,484 | 4,048 | 349,436 | Japan |
| 1800s | 344,444 | 4,493 | 339,951 | Japan |
| 1810s | 347,280 | 4,770 | 342,510 | Japan |
| 1820s | 349,380 | 5,019 | 344,361 | Japan |
| 1830s | 351,471 | 5,574 | 345,897 | Japan |
| 1840s | 352,962 | 6,017 | 346,945 | Japan |
| 1850s | 354,359 | 6,460 | 347,899 | Japan |
| 1860s | 359,453 | 7,154 | 352,300 | Japan |
| 1870s | 363,968 | 7,819 | 356,149 | Japan |
| 1880s | 380,581 | 8,400 | 372,181 | Japan |
| 1890s | 404,114 | 9,204 | 394,910 | Japan |
| 1900s | 438,018 | 10,203 | 427,815 | Japan |
| 1910s | 479,194 | 11,035 | 468,159 | Japan |
| 1920s | 517,532 | 22,414 | 495,118 | Japan |
| 1930s | 549,304 | 46,758 | 502,546 | Japan |
| 1940s | 595,835 | 98,610 | 497,225 | Japan |
| 1950s | 635,735 | 185,914 | 449,821 | Japan |
| 1960s | 672,949 | 1.17 million | 501,211 | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 535,737 | 1.18 million | 640,143 | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 354,319 | 1.19 million | 840,531 | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 267,108 | 1.22 million | 949,522 | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 248,979 | 198,532 | 50,447 | Japan |
| 2010s | 181,267 | 197,639 | 16,372 | Western Sahara |
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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 197,639 against 181,267 in Japan as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Japan and Western Sahara?
- 16,372, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Western Sahara?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Japan and Western Sahara rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Japan ranks 139th and Western Sahara ranks 137th 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
The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.