Kazakhstan vs United States: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Kazakhstan
173.08 million
in 2010
United States
211.13 million
in 2010
Kazakhstan rank
4th
United States rank
3rd

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 211.13 million against 173.08 million in Kazakhstan, a difference of 38.05 million.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 7 and United States in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan United States Difference Ahead
1780s 17.09 million 1.75 million 15.34 million Kazakhstan
1790s 17.25 million 2.86 million 14.38 million Kazakhstan
1800s 17.39 million 5.04 million 12.35 million Kazakhstan
1810s 17.57 million 7.13 million 10.43 million Kazakhstan
1820s 17.73 million 9.79 million 7.95 million Kazakhstan
1830s 17.91 million 12.97 million 4.95 million Kazakhstan
1840s 18.10 million 17.46 million 643,600 Kazakhstan
1850s 18.29 million 23.15 million 4.86 million United States
1860s 18.46 million 32.32 million 13.86 million United States
1870s 18.64 million 43.94 million 25.30 million United States
1880s 24.34 million 70.98 million 46.65 million United States
1890s 29.25 million 117.34 million 88.08 million United States
1900s 40.17 million 132.62 million 92.45 million United States
1910s 51.62 million 161.82 million 110.20 million United States
1920s 71.02 million 180.61 million 109.59 million United States
1930s 81.16 million 188.21 million 107.05 million United States
1940s 112.94 million 193.36 million 80.42 million United States
1950s 98.74 million 213.67 million 114.93 million United States
1960s 150.06 million 246.62 million 96.56 million United States
1970s 155.63 million 225.49 million 69.86 million United States
1980s 158.46 million 218.38 million 59.92 million United States
1990s 160.78 million 216.91 million 56.13 million United States
2000s 176.00 million 210.73 million 34.73 million United States
2010s 173.08 million 211.13 million 38.05 million United States

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?, Kazakhstan or United States?
United States, at 211.13 million against 173.08 million in Kazakhstan as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Kazakhstan and United States?
38.05 million, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and United States?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Kazakhstan and United States rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Kazakhstan ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd 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.