How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? in Turkey

Turkey: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? was 12.70 million in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
12.70 million
World rank
41st
of 179 countries
All-time high
13.68 million
in 2000
All-time low
3.68 million
in 1780
Years of data
24
1780–2010

How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? in Turkey, 1780–2010

2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M1780189520101780: 3.7M1790: 3.7M1800: 3.8M1810: 3.9M1820: 3.9M1830: 4.1M1840: 4.2M1850: 4.4M1860: 4.5M1870: 4.7M1880: 4.8M1890: 4.9M1900: 5.1M1910: 5.2M1920: 5.7M1930: 6.3M1940: 7.6M1950: 8.6M1960: 11.3M1970: 10.7M1980: 10.1M1990: 11.8M2000: 13.7M2010: 12.7M

Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 12.70 million for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? in 2010.

That represents a change of down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? in Turkey peaked at 13.68 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.68 million, in 1780.

Turkey ranks 41st of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 3.68 million 3.68 million 3.68 million 1
1790s 3.74 million 3.74 million 3.74 million 1
1800s 3.81 million 3.81 million 3.81 million 1
1810s 3.87 million 3.87 million 3.87 million 1
1820s 3.93 million 3.93 million 3.93 million 1
1830s 4.09 million 4.09 million 4.09 million 1
1840s 4.24 million 4.24 million 4.24 million 1
1850s 4.39 million 4.39 million 4.39 million 1
1860s 4.54 million 4.54 million 4.54 million 1
1870s 4.71 million 4.71 million 4.71 million 1
1880s 4.82 million 4.82 million 4.82 million 1
1890s 4.94 million 4.94 million 4.94 million 1
1900s 5.05 million 5.05 million 5.05 million 1
1910s 5.17 million 5.17 million 5.17 million 1
1920s 5.69 million 5.69 million 5.69 million 1
1930s 6.32 million 6.32 million 6.32 million 1
1940s 7.56 million 7.56 million 7.56 million 1
1950s 8.58 million 8.58 million 8.58 million 1
1960s 11.27 million 11.27 million 11.27 million 1
1970s 10.73 million 10.73 million 10.73 million 1
1980s 10.07 million 10.07 million 10.07 million 1
1990s 11.85 million 11.85 million 11.85 million 1
2000s 13.68 million 13.68 million 13.68 million 1
2010s 12.70 million 12.70 million 12.70 million 1

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 38 Tanzania 14.43 million compare
  2. 39 Venezuela 14.19 million compare
  3. 40 Zambia 13.23 million compare
  4. 42 Canada 12.69 million compare
  5. 43 Uruguay 12.23 million compare
  6. 44 Libya 11.99 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? in Turkey?
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? in Turkey was 12.70 million in 2010, according to Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 13.68 million in 2000.
What is the lowest how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 3.68 million in 1780.
How does Turkey rank for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Turkey ranks 41st out of 179 countries with data for 2010.
Is how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.