The Human Impacts Database

A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.

Fraction of agricultural land that is pasture

LandAgriculture

This quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2017) is reported.

Value: ≈ 68 %
HuID: 22157
Relevant Year(s): 2017
Summary: Of the total land used for agriculture, ≈ 68 % is for rearing of livestock, meaning pasture/grazing land and production of crops for livestock feed. This value is calculated for the 2017 reported land use indicators as is defined in the source material.
Source: FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization) of the United Nations Land Use. (2020)
Dataset: Fractional crop land area (1961 - 2020) (FAOSTAT_global_crop_pasture_land_use.csv)
global resolution
regional resolution
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Original Data License: CC-BY-NC-SA IGO 3.0 (FAO Modified)
Added By: gchure