South Korea vs Papua New Guinea: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

South Korea
36,571
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
94,794
in 2010
South Korea rank
150th
Papua New Guinea rank
147th

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

  • South Korea
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 94,794 against 36,571 in South Korea, a difference of 58,223.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.6 times South Korea's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 150th and Papua New Guinea ranks 147th of 179 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1780s 2,584 9,268 6,684 Papua New Guinea
1790s 2,707 9,574 6,867 Papua New Guinea
1800s 2,907 10,093 7,185 Papua New Guinea
1810s 2,860 10,698 7,838 Papua New Guinea
1820s 2,858 11,096 8,238 Papua New Guinea
1830s 3,082 11,523 8,441 Papua New Guinea
1840s 3,057 12,134 9,076 Papua New Guinea
1850s 3,131 12,806 9,675 Papua New Guinea
1860s 3,181 13,412 10,231 Papua New Guinea
1870s 3,083 14,201 11,118 Papua New Guinea
1880s 3,082 14,927 11,845 Papua New Guinea
1890s 2,934 15,601 12,667 Papua New Guinea
1900s 3,064 16,758 13,693 Papua New Guinea
1910s 3,217 17,644 14,428 Papua New Guinea
1920s 4,436 20,150 15,715 Papua New Guinea
1930s 5,183 22,750 17,567 Papua New Guinea
1940s 5,829 25,229 19,400 Papua New Guinea
1950s 7,040 28,196 21,156 Papua New Guinea
1960s 9,879 33,332 23,453 Papua New Guinea
1970s 14,806 41,693 26,888 Papua New Guinea
1980s 28,941 51,054 22,112 Papua New Guinea
1990s 38,968 68,126 29,159 Papua New Guinea
2000s 29,430 94,455 65,025 Papua New Guinea
2010s 36,571 94,794 58,222 Papua New Guinea

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?, South Korea or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 94,794 against 36,571 in South Korea as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between South Korea and Papua New Guinea?
58,223, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Papua New Guinea?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do South Korea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
South Korea ranks 150th and Papua New Guinea ranks 147th 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

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
Last refreshed

The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.