How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and East Timor?

24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.

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.

Papua New Guinea vs East Timor: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Papua New Guinea

94,794

in 2010

East Timor

117,575

in 2010

Papua New Guinea rank

147th

East Timor rank

144th

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

Papua New Guinea
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 117,575 against 94,794 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 22,781.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 147th and East Timor ranks 144th of 179 countries.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1780s	9,268	68,345	59,077	East Timor
1790s	9,574	68,497	58,923	East Timor
1800s	10,093	68,711	58,618	East Timor
1810s	10,698	68,832	58,135	East Timor
1820s	11,096	72,616	61,520	East Timor
1830s	11,523	76,706	65,183	East Timor
1840s	12,134	81,008	68,875	East Timor
1850s	12,806	85,556	72,750	East Timor
1860s	13,412	90,743	77,332	East Timor
1870s	14,201	93,123	78,922	East Timor
1880s	14,927	95,563	80,637	East Timor
1890s	15,601	98,248	82,647	East Timor
1900s	16,758	101,238	84,480	East Timor
1910s	17,644	104,103	86,458	East Timor
1920s	20,150	111,121	90,971	East Timor
1930s	22,750	110,359	87,609	East Timor
1940s	25,229	114,994	89,765	East Timor
1950s	28,196	117,923	89,727	East Timor
1960s	33,332	132,141	98,809	East Timor
1970s	41,693	129,856	88,163	East Timor
1980s	51,054	128,968	77,914	East Timor
1990s	68,126	135,131	67,005	East Timor
2000s	94,455	119,287	24,832	East Timor
2010s	94,794	117,575	22,781	East Timor

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?, Papua New Guinea or East Timor?: East Timor, at 117,575 against 94,794 in Papua New Guinea as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Papua New Guinea and East Timor?: 22,781, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and East Timor?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Papua New Guinea and East Timor rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??: Papua New Guinea ranks 147th and East Timor ranks 144th 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

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.