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

Yemen: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? was 17.94 million in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
17.94 million
World rank
33rd
of 179 countries
All-time high
17.94 million
in 2010
All-time low
5.33 million
in 1780
Years of data
24
1780–2010

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

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1780189520101780: 5.3M1790: 5.5M1800: 5.7M1810: 5.9M1820: 6.1M1830: 6.3M1840: 6.6M1850: 6.9M1860: 7.2M1870: 7.5M1880: 8.0M1890: 8.5M1900: 9.0M1910: 9.6M1920: 10.5M1930: 11.6M1940: 12.7M1950: 13.8M1960: 17.3M1970: 17.3M1980: 17.3M1990: 17.9M2000: 17.9M2010: 17.9M

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

Analysis

Yemen recorded 17.94 million for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? in 2010. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? in Yemen peaked at 17.94 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.33 million, in 1780.

That places Yemen 33rd out of 179 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 5.33 million 5.33 million 5.33 million 1
1790s 5.51 million 5.51 million 5.51 million 1
1800s 5.71 million 5.71 million 5.71 million 1
1810s 5.90 million 5.90 million 5.90 million 1
1820s 6.11 million 6.11 million 6.11 million 1
1830s 6.32 million 6.32 million 6.32 million 1
1840s 6.59 million 6.59 million 6.59 million 1
1850s 6.88 million 6.88 million 6.88 million 1
1860s 7.19 million 7.19 million 7.19 million 1
1870s 7.51 million 7.51 million 7.51 million 1
1880s 7.98 million 7.98 million 7.98 million 1
1890s 8.48 million 8.48 million 8.48 million 1
1900s 9.00 million 9.00 million 9.00 million 1
1910s 9.55 million 9.55 million 9.55 million 1
1920s 10.53 million 10.53 million 10.53 million 1
1930s 11.58 million 11.58 million 11.58 million 1
1940s 12.68 million 12.68 million 12.68 million 1
1950s 13.85 million 13.85 million 13.85 million 1
1960s 17.28 million 17.28 million 17.28 million 1
1970s 17.28 million 17.28 million 17.28 million 1
1980s 17.27 million 17.27 million 17.27 million 1
1990s 17.93 million 17.93 million 17.93 million 1
2000s 17.92 million 17.92 million 17.92 million 1
2010s 17.94 million 17.94 million 17.94 million 1

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 30 Uzbekistan 20.79 million compare
  2. 31 Kenya 18.55 million compare
  3. 32 Botswana 18.42 million compare
  4. 34 Ethiopia 17.42 million compare
  5. 35 Paraguay 16.29 million compare
  6. 36 Democratic Republic of Congo 15.84 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? in Yemen?
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? in Yemen was 17.94 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 Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 17.94 million in 2010.
What is the lowest how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 5.33 million in 1780.
How does Yemen rank for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Yemen ranks 33rd out of 179 countries with data for 2010.
Is how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen 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.