Jordan vs Portugal: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Jordan
1.21 million
in 2010
Portugal
1.26 million
in 2010
Jordan rank
92nd
Portugal rank
91st

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

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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.26 million against 1.21 million in Jordan, a difference of 44,080.

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

Jordan ranks 92nd and Portugal ranks 91st of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Portugal Difference Ahead
1780s 121,484 243,988 122,504 Portugal
1790s 123,964 254,266 130,302 Portugal
1800s 126,627 265,686 139,059 Portugal
1810s 129,740 277,343 147,603 Portugal
1820s 132,958 289,813 156,855 Portugal
1830s 142,154 304,229 162,075 Portugal
1840s 151,199 323,267 172,068 Portugal
1850s 161,063 335,592 174,529 Portugal
1860s 171,718 350,252 178,534 Portugal
1870s 183,583 374,245 190,662 Portugal
1880s 217,471 400,272 182,801 Portugal
1890s 257,571 435,287 177,716 Portugal
1900s 295,435 470,081 174,646 Portugal
1910s 341,907 510,961 169,054 Portugal
1920s 389,725 537,092 147,367 Portugal
1930s 448,965 585,684 136,719 Portugal
1940s 566,127 663,125 96,998 Portugal
1950s 682,868 737,241 54,373 Portugal
1960s 1.15 million 801,081 348,509 Jordan
1970s 1.12 million 778,975 338,455 Jordan
1980s 1.13 million 758,264 370,766 Jordan
1990s 1.20 million 639,063 565,617 Jordan
2000s 1.21 million 1.05 million 156,600 Jordan
2010s 1.21 million 1.26 million 44,080 Portugal

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?, Jordan or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1.26 million against 1.21 million in Jordan as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Jordan and Portugal?
44,080, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Portugal?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Jordan and Portugal rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Jordan ranks 92nd and Portugal ranks 91st 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.