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

Nepal
1.21 million
in 2010
Portugal
1.26 million
in 2010
Nepal rank
93rd
Portugal rank
91st

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

  • Nepal
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.26 million against 1.21 million in Nepal, a difference of 45,990.

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

Nepal ranks 93rd and Portugal ranks 91st of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 23 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Portugal Difference Ahead
1780s 774,657 243,988 530,669 Nepal
1790s 775,038 254,266 520,772 Nepal
1800s 771,508 265,686 505,822 Nepal
1810s 781,680 277,343 504,337 Nepal
1820s 779,988 289,813 490,175 Nepal
1830s 793,799 304,229 489,570 Nepal
1840s 805,929 323,267 482,662 Nepal
1850s 827,325 335,592 491,733 Nepal
1860s 835,421 350,252 485,169 Nepal
1870s 845,711 374,245 471,466 Nepal
1880s 873,819 400,272 473,547 Nepal
1890s 900,486 435,287 465,199 Nepal
1900s 901,949 470,081 431,868 Nepal
1910s 950,251 510,961 439,290 Nepal
1920s 1.10 million 537,092 564,088 Nepal
1930s 1.18 million 585,684 592,136 Nepal
1940s 1.26 million 663,125 594,955 Nepal
1950s 1.35 million 737,241 615,789 Nepal
1960s 1.57 million 801,081 772,139 Nepal
1970s 1.56 million 778,975 777,125 Nepal
1980s 1.64 million 758,264 878,386 Nepal
1990s 1.29 million 639,063 650,577 Nepal
2000s 1.27 million 1.05 million 222,990 Nepal
2010s 1.21 million 1.26 million 45,990 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?, Nepal or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1.26 million against 1.21 million in Nepal as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Nepal and Portugal?
45,990, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Portugal?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Nepal and Portugal rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Nepal ranks 93rd 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.