Turkey vs Zambia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Turkey
12.70 million
in 2010
Zambia
13.23 million
in 2010
Turkey rank
41st
Zambia rank
40th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Turkey
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 13.23 million against 12.70 million in Turkey, a difference of 525,700.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 40th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 15 and Zambia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 3.68 million | 1.62 million | 2.06 million | Turkey |
| 1790s | 3.74 million | 1.69 million | 2.06 million | Turkey |
| 1800s | 3.81 million | 1.76 million | 2.05 million | Turkey |
| 1810s | 3.87 million | 1.83 million | 2.04 million | Turkey |
| 1820s | 3.93 million | 1.96 million | 1.97 million | Turkey |
| 1830s | 4.09 million | 2.11 million | 1.98 million | Turkey |
| 1840s | 4.24 million | 2.26 million | 1.97 million | Turkey |
| 1850s | 4.39 million | 2.43 million | 1.95 million | Turkey |
| 1860s | 4.54 million | 2.62 million | 1.93 million | Turkey |
| 1870s | 4.71 million | 2.96 million | 1.75 million | Turkey |
| 1880s | 4.82 million | 3.34 million | 1.48 million | Turkey |
| 1890s | 4.94 million | 3.78 million | 1.16 million | Turkey |
| 1900s | 5.05 million | 4.27 million | 780,820 | Turkey |
| 1910s | 5.17 million | 5.52 million | 345,020 | Zambia |
| 1920s | 5.69 million | 6.87 million | 1.18 million | Zambia |
| 1930s | 6.32 million | 8.54 million | 2.23 million | Zambia |
| 1940s | 7.56 million | 10.65 million | 3.09 million | Zambia |
| 1950s | 8.58 million | 13.12 million | 4.54 million | Zambia |
| 1960s | 11.27 million | 16.04 million | 4.77 million | Zambia |
| 1970s | 10.73 million | 10.88 million | 148,200 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 10.07 million | 10.80 million | 735,300 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 11.85 million | 11.04 million | 804,900 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 13.68 million | 12.08 million | 1.60 million | Turkey |
| 2010s | 12.70 million | 13.23 million | 525,700 | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 13.23 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 Zambia?
- 525,700, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Zambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Turkey and Zambia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Turkey ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 40th 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
The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.