Tanzania vs Turkey: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Tanzania
14.43 million
in 2010
Turkey
12.70 million
in 2010
Tanzania rank
38th
Turkey rank
41st

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

  • Tanzania
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 14.43 million against 12.70 million in Turkey, a difference of 1.73 million.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

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

Tanzania ranks 38th and Turkey ranks 41st of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Turkey Difference Ahead
1780s 5.59 million 3.68 million 1.91 million Tanzania
1790s 5.51 million 3.74 million 1.76 million Tanzania
1800s 5.42 million 3.81 million 1.62 million Tanzania
1810s 5.34 million 3.87 million 1.47 million Tanzania
1820s 5.34 million 3.93 million 1.41 million Tanzania
1830s 5.35 million 4.09 million 1.26 million Tanzania
1840s 5.36 million 4.24 million 1.12 million Tanzania
1850s 5.37 million 4.39 million 982,260 Tanzania
1860s 5.38 million 4.54 million 837,610 Tanzania
1870s 5.56 million 4.71 million 848,200 Tanzania
1880s 5.74 million 4.82 million 912,020 Tanzania
1890s 5.92 million 4.94 million 982,480 Tanzania
1900s 5.86 million 5.05 million 800,570 Tanzania
1910s 6.05 million 5.17 million 874,360 Tanzania
1920s 7.09 million 5.69 million 1.40 million Tanzania
1930s 8.31 million 6.32 million 1.99 million Tanzania
1940s 9.73 million 7.56 million 2.16 million Tanzania
1950s 10.73 million 8.58 million 2.15 million Tanzania
1960s 12.91 million 11.27 million 1.65 million Tanzania
1970s 13.61 million 10.73 million 2.88 million Tanzania
1980s 14.74 million 10.07 million 4.67 million Tanzania
1990s 14.65 million 11.85 million 2.80 million Tanzania
2000s 13.95 million 13.68 million 266,000 Tanzania
2010s 14.43 million 12.70 million 1.73 million Tanzania

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?, Tanzania or Turkey?
Tanzania, at 14.43 million against 12.70 million in Turkey as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Tanzania and Turkey?
1.73 million, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Turkey?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Tanzania and Turkey rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Tanzania ranks 38th and Turkey ranks 41st 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.