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

Turkey
12.70 million
in 2010
Venezuela
14.19 million
in 2010
Turkey rank
41st
Venezuela rank
39th

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

  • Turkey
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 14.19 million against 12.70 million in Turkey, a difference of 1.49 million.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Turkey ahead.

Turkey ranks 41st and Venezuela ranks 39th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Turkey Venezuela Difference Ahead
1780s 3.68 million 1.11 million 2.57 million Turkey
1790s 3.74 million 1.13 million 2.61 million Turkey
1800s 3.81 million 1.16 million 2.65 million Turkey
1810s 3.87 million 1.18 million 2.69 million Turkey
1820s 3.93 million 1.44 million 2.50 million Turkey
1830s 4.09 million 1.76 million 2.33 million Turkey
1840s 4.24 million 2.15 million 2.08 million Turkey
1850s 4.39 million 2.63 million 1.76 million Turkey
1860s 4.54 million 3.21 million 1.33 million Turkey
1870s 4.71 million 3.62 million 1.08 million Turkey
1880s 4.82 million 4.08 million 740,560 Turkey
1890s 4.94 million 4.64 million 293,310 Turkey
1900s 5.05 million 4.78 million 271,230 Turkey
1910s 5.17 million 4.87 million 300,970 Turkey
1920s 5.69 million 4.96 million 728,570 Turkey
1930s 6.32 million 6.43 million 111,190 Venezuela
1940s 7.56 million 7.68 million 118,130 Venezuela
1950s 8.58 million 10.24 million 1.66 million Venezuela
1960s 11.27 million 14.14 million 2.87 million Venezuela
1970s 10.73 million 13.55 million 2.82 million Venezuela
1980s 10.07 million 13.86 million 3.79 million Venezuela
1990s 11.85 million 14.25 million 2.40 million Venezuela
2000s 13.68 million 14.18 million 495,600 Venezuela
2010s 12.70 million 14.19 million 1.49 million Venezuela

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 Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 14.19 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 Turkey and Venezuela?
1.49 million, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Venezuela?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Turkey and Venezuela rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Turkey ranks 41st and Venezuela ranks 39th 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.