Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Sri Lanka
287,533
in 2010
United Arab Emirates
251,974
in 2010
Sri Lanka rank
132nd
United Arab Emirates rank
134th

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

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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 287,533 against 251,974 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 35,559.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 132nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 134th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 16 and United Arab Emirates in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1780s 46,111 52,128 6,018 United Arab Emirates
1790s 44,549 51,796 7,247 United Arab Emirates
1800s 42,834 51,577 8,742 United Arab Emirates
1810s 41,304 51,387 10,084 United Arab Emirates
1820s 39,895 54,411 14,516 United Arab Emirates
1830s 45,376 57,973 12,596 United Arab Emirates
1840s 54,991 61,732 6,741 United Arab Emirates
1850s 175,607 65,803 109,804 Sri Lanka
1860s 185,069 70,101 114,968 Sri Lanka
1870s 195,443 74,965 120,478 Sri Lanka
1880s 206,482 80,397 126,085 Sri Lanka
1890s 216,357 86,453 129,904 Sri Lanka
1900s 227,874 93,245 134,629 Sri Lanka
1910s 239,945 100,605 139,340 Sri Lanka
1920s 246,326 107,069 139,257 Sri Lanka
1930s 248,442 115,097 133,345 Sri Lanka
1940s 261,988 124,233 137,755 Sri Lanka
1950s 273,466 134,450 139,016 Sri Lanka
1960s 149,313 180,241 30,928 United Arab Emirates
1970s 350,331 180,185 170,146 Sri Lanka
1980s 336,345 179,986 156,359 Sri Lanka
1990s 331,801 224,196 107,605 Sri Lanka
2000s 307,258 292,829 14,429 Sri Lanka
2010s 287,533 251,974 35,559 Sri Lanka

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?, Sri Lanka or United Arab Emirates?
Sri Lanka, at 287,533 against 251,974 in United Arab Emirates as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates?
35,559, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Sri Lanka ranks 132nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 134th 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

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