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
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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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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.