|
Economic
Cost of Rangeland Degradation
|
|
|
| Country |
Average
Annual Income Forgone
|
|
Million
US$
|
|
|
| Africa |
6,966
|
| Asia |
8,313
|
| Australia |
2,529
|
| Europe |
564
|
| North
America |
2,878
|
| South
America |
2,084
|
|
|
| TOTAL |
23,334
|
|
|
| Source:
Dregne et al., cited in M. Kassas, "Desertification: A General Review,"
Journal of Arid Environments, vol. 30, 1995, pp. 115-118. |
|
World
Grazing Animal Stocks, 1961-2001
|
|
| Year |
Cattle
+ Buffalo
|
Sheep
+ Goats
|
|
Million
Head
|
|
|
|
| 1950
(1) |
720
|
1,010
|
|
|
|
| 1961 |
1,030
|
1,343
|
| 1962 |
1,046
|
1,361
|
| 1963 |
1,060
|
1,369
|
| 1964 |
1,081
|
1,381
|
| 1965 |
1,103
|
1,398
|
| 1966 |
1,127
|
1,409
|
| 1967 |
1,151
|
1,429
|
| 1968 |
1,169
|
1,450
|
| 1969 |
1,176
|
1,456
|
| 1970 |
1,189
|
1,437
|
| 1971 |
1,205
|
1,444
|
| 1972 |
1,229
|
1,419
|
| 1973 |
1,250
|
1,400
|
| 1974 |
1,279
|
1,420
|
| 1975 |
1,300
|
1,450
|
| 1976 |
1,313
|
1,461
|
| 1977 |
1,319
|
1,456
|
| 1978 |
1,322
|
1,486
|
| 1979 |
1,329
|
1,520
|
| 1980 |
1,338
|
1,559
|
| 1981 |
1,352
|
1,583
|
| 1982 |
1,369
|
1,609
|
| 1983 |
1,378
|
1,614
|
| 1984 |
1,387
|
1,602
|
| 1985 |
1,396
|
1,603
|
| 1986 |
1,408
|
1,624
|
| 1987 |
1,408
|
1,662
|
| 1988 |
1,415
|
1,706
|
| 1989 |
1,434
|
1,766
|
| 1990 |
1,444
|
1,790
|
| 1991 |
1,447
|
1,775
|
| 1992 |
1,456
|
1,759
|
| 1993 |
1,460
|
1,750
|
| 1994 |
1,475
|
1,765
|
| 1995 |
1,491
|
1,759
|
| 1996 |
1,499
|
1,767
|
| 1997 |
1,494
|
1,737
|
| 1998 |
1,500
|
1,752
|
| 1999 |
1,503
|
1,763
|
| 2000 |
1,516
|
1,775
|
| 2001 |
1,528
|
1,753
|
|
|
| (1)
Author's estimate of livestock numbers based on FAO 1950 meat production
data. |
| Source:
FAO, FAOSTAT Statistics Database, updated 7 November
2001. |
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