Namibia vs Turkmenistan: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Namibia
26.28 million
in 2010
Turkmenistan
27.99 million
in 2010
Namibia rank
27th
Turkmenistan rank
24th

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

  • Namibia
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 27.99 million against 26.28 million in Namibia, a difference of 1.71 million.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

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

Namibia ranks 27th and Turkmenistan ranks 24th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 22 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1780s 5.41 million 5.26 million 148,610 Namibia
1790s 5.96 million 5.66 million 297,930 Namibia
1800s 6.56 million 6.09 million 473,520 Namibia
1810s 7.23 million 6.55 million 677,630 Namibia
1820s 7.97 million 7.05 million 917,400 Namibia
1830s 8.78 million 7.59 million 1.19 million Namibia
1840s 9.68 million 8.17 million 1.51 million Namibia
1850s 10.68 million 8.79 million 1.88 million Namibia
1860s 11.78 million 9.46 million 2.32 million Namibia
1870s 13.00 million 10.19 million 2.81 million Namibia
1880s 14.35 million 10.98 million 3.37 million Namibia
1890s 15.83 million 11.83 million 4.00 million Namibia
1900s 17.48 million 12.75 million 4.73 million Namibia
1910s 19.30 million 13.74 million 5.56 million Namibia
1920s 21.32 million 14.82 million 6.50 million Namibia
1930s 23.54 million 15.99 million 7.55 million Namibia
1940s 25.98 million 17.22 million 8.76 million Namibia
1950s 28.70 million 18.53 million 10.18 million Namibia
1960s 36.75 million 24.60 million 12.15 million Namibia
1970s 35.74 million 25.29 million 10.45 million Namibia
1980s 34.63 million 25.72 million 8.91 million Namibia
1990s 33.55 million 26.13 million 7.42 million Namibia
2000s 27.92 million 28.29 million 376,600 Turkmenistan
2010s 26.28 million 27.99 million 1.71 million Turkmenistan

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?, Namibia or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 27.99 million against 26.28 million in Namibia as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Namibia and Turkmenistan?
1.71 million, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Turkmenistan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Namibia and Turkmenistan rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Namibia ranks 27th and Turkmenistan ranks 24th 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.