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Land Use > Pastureland

 

Raster > Land Use > Pastureland

 

Data Source: NOAA Science On a Sphere > Agriculture: Pastureland Intensity

 

Website: https://sos.noaa.gov/catalog/datasets/agriculture-cropland-intensity/

 

Description

Shows the global land use intensity for pastureland. Pastureland is defined as the land used for raising and grazing animals. Global pastureland occupies more than 30 million square kilometers, about the area of Africa.

 

Cumulatively, agricultural land covers about 40% of the Earth's land surface, and the vast majority of its arable land.

 

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