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

Turkey
12.70 million
in 2010
Uruguay
12.23 million
in 2010
Turkey rank
41st
Uruguay rank
43rd

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

  • Turkey
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 12.70 million against 12.23 million in Uruguay, a difference of 469,300.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Turkey ahead.

Turkey ranks 41st and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 15 and Uruguay in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Turkey Uruguay Difference Ahead
1780s 3.68 million 75,143 3.61 million Turkey
1790s 3.74 million 79,304 3.66 million Turkey
1800s 3.81 million 86,382 3.72 million Turkey
1810s 3.87 million 104,323 3.77 million Turkey
1820s 3.93 million 130,045 3.80 million Turkey
1830s 4.09 million 349,001 3.74 million Turkey
1840s 4.24 million 508,237 3.73 million Turkey
1850s 4.39 million 689,630 3.70 million Turkey
1860s 4.54 million 1.23 million 3.31 million Turkey
1870s 4.71 million 1.78 million 2.93 million Turkey
1880s 4.82 million 2.41 million 2.42 million Turkey
1890s 4.94 million 3.56 million 1.38 million Turkey
1900s 5.05 million 4.75 million 300,180 Turkey
1910s 5.17 million 5.43 million 259,280 Uruguay
1920s 5.69 million 7.01 million 1.33 million Uruguay
1930s 6.32 million 8.63 million 2.32 million Uruguay
1940s 7.56 million 10.25 million 2.69 million Uruguay
1950s 8.58 million 11.86 million 3.28 million Uruguay
1960s 11.27 million 13.47 million 2.20 million Uruguay
1970s 10.73 million 12.73 million 2.00 million Uruguay
1980s 10.07 million 12.66 million 2.59 million Uruguay
1990s 11.85 million 12.57 million 722,700 Uruguay
2000s 13.68 million 12.50 million 1.19 million Turkey
2010s 12.70 million 12.23 million 469,300 Turkey

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?, Turkey or Uruguay?
Turkey, at 12.70 million against 12.23 million in Uruguay as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Turkey and Uruguay?
469,300, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Uruguay?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Turkey and Uruguay rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Turkey ranks 41st and Uruguay ranks 43rd 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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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.