Libya vs Turkey: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Libya
11.99 million
in 2010
Turkey
12.70 million
in 2010
Libya rank
44th
Turkey rank
41st

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

  • Libya
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 12.70 million against 11.99 million in Libya, a difference of 715,200.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

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

Libya ranks 44th and Turkey ranks 41st of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Turkey Difference Ahead
1780s 2.97 million 3.68 million 707,110 Turkey
1790s 3.00 million 3.74 million 744,470 Turkey
1800s 3.02 million 3.81 million 782,260 Turkey
1810s 3.05 million 3.87 million 821,030 Turkey
1820s 3.30 million 3.93 million 633,280 Turkey
1830s 3.34 million 4.09 million 749,750 Turkey
1840s 3.37 million 4.24 million 861,620 Turkey
1850s 3.41 million 4.39 million 976,950 Turkey
1860s 3.45 million 4.54 million 1.10 million Turkey
1870s 3.49 million 4.71 million 1.22 million Turkey
1880s 3.53 million 4.82 million 1.30 million Turkey
1890s 3.74 million 4.94 million 1.20 million Turkey
1900s 4.26 million 5.05 million 790,450 Turkey
1910s 4.44 million 5.17 million 732,570 Turkey
1920s 4.44 million 5.69 million 1.24 million Turkey
1930s 4.43 million 6.32 million 1.89 million Turkey
1940s 5.63 million 7.56 million 1.94 million Turkey
1950s 6.43 million 8.58 million 2.14 million Turkey
1960s 8.45 million 11.27 million 2.82 million Turkey
1970s 10.04 million 10.73 million 685,400 Turkey
1980s 11.86 million 10.07 million 1.79 million Libya
1990s 12.10 million 11.85 million 256,100 Libya
2000s 11.81 million 13.68 million 1.87 million Turkey
2010s 11.99 million 12.70 million 715,200 Turkey

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?, Libya or Turkey?
Turkey, at 12.70 million against 11.99 million in Libya as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Libya and Turkey?
715,200, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Turkey?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Libya and Turkey rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Libya ranks 44th and Turkey ranks 41st 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.