New Zealand vs Spain: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
New Zealand
7.07 million
in 2010
Spain
7.28 million
in 2010
New Zealand rank
56th
Spain rank
55th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 7.28 million against 7.07 million in New Zealand, a difference of 207,920.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 56th and Spain ranks 55th of 179 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 14.05 million | 14.05 million | Spain |
| 1790s | 0 | 14.19 million | 14.19 million | Spain |
| 1800s | 0 | 14.33 million | 14.33 million | Spain |
| 1810s | 0 | 14.47 million | 14.47 million | Spain |
| 1820s | 0 | 14.62 million | 14.62 million | Spain |
| 1830s | 0 | 14.76 million | 14.76 million | Spain |
| 1840s | 0 | 14.91 million | 14.91 million | Spain |
| 1850s | 0 | 15.06 million | 15.06 million | Spain |
| 1860s | 0 | 14.77 million | 14.77 million | Spain |
| 1870s | 53,057 | 14.49 million | 14.44 million | Spain |
| 1880s | 129,981 | 14.22 million | 14.09 million | Spain |
| 1890s | 323,232 | 13.95 million | 13.63 million | Spain |
| 1900s | 804,116 | 13.70 million | 12.89 million | Spain |
| 1910s | 2.01 million | 13.44 million | 11.43 million | Spain |
| 1920s | 4.84 million | 13.18 million | 8.33 million | Spain |
| 1930s | 5.96 million | 12.67 million | 6.71 million | Spain |
| 1940s | 7.29 million | 12.20 million | 4.92 million | Spain |
| 1950s | 8.62 million | 11.74 million | 3.12 million | Spain |
| 1960s | 9.06 million | 11.82 million | 2.77 million | Spain |
| 1970s | 8.51 million | 11.04 million | 2.52 million | Spain |
| 1980s | 8.45 million | 9.63 million | 1.18 million | Spain |
| 1990s | 7.62 million | 7.97 million | 351,660 | Spain |
| 2000s | 7.11 million | 7.87 million | 765,500 | Spain |
| 2010s | 7.07 million | 7.28 million | 207,920 | Spain |
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?, New Zealand or Spain?
- Spain, at 7.28 million against 7.07 million in New Zealand as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between New Zealand and Spain?
- 207,920, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- New Zealand ranks 56th and Spain ranks 55th 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
The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.