Home›Livestock›Domestication RegionBrowse ByDomestication RegionThis dimension names the world region where a livestock species was first domesticated. Wikipedia notes that "goats, sheep, and cows, were domesticated around 11,000 years ago" while "the horse came under domestication around 5,500 years ago in central Asia." Browsing this way collects every livestock species first domesticated in the same region.FactsDomestication RegionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonLead International Standard-Setting BodyWell-attestedFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 1Domestication RegionFilter Results87 entriesAdmission YearAll1707 (1)1960 (1)Area (sq km)All62 (1)120 (1)439 (1)20,947 (1)22,072 (1)30,689 (1)41,865 (1)43,094 (1)56,561 (1)70,273 (1)83,879 (1)89,342 (1)93,030 (1)103,125 (1)132,049 (1)132,932 (1)186,447 (1)196,024 (1)245,857 (1)262,184 (1)263,310 (1)302,069 (1)325,000 (1)338,455 (1)357,022 (1)377,975 (1)385,207 (1)438,317 (1)537,886 (1)583,254 (1)632,702.3 (1)881,913 (1)1,564,116 (1)1,648,195 (1)1,904,569 (1)1,972,550 (1)2,085,292 (1)2,724,910 (1)2,780,085 (1)3,237,500 (1)3,287,263 (1)3,300,000 (1)3,678,394 (1)4,000,000 (1)7,222,000 (1)7,688,287 (2)7,862,221 (1)8,510,346 (1)9,572,900 (1)10,186,000 (1)11,840,000 (1)24,709,000 (1)30,370,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll1 (1)23 (1)44 (1)49 (1)54 (1)Dissolution or End YearAll1918 (1)Highest Elevation (m)All2228 (1)5642 (1)5895 (1)6190 (1)8849 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1282 (1)1816 (1)1821 (1)1822 (1)1830 (1)1832 (1)1861 (1)1901 (1)1905 (1)1917 (1)1921 (1)1922 (1)1932 (1)1944 (1)1945 (1)1946 (1)1947 (3)1948 (1)1949 (1)1958 (1)1966 (1)1991 (2)PopulationAll63,950 (1)103,267 (1)281,998 (1)394,324 (1)3,193,513 (1)3,591,120 (1)3,866,233 (1)5,355,220 (1)5,458,600 (1)5,627,400 (1)5,652,881 (1)6,001,008 (1)9,219,113 (1)9,267,000 (1)9,489,000 (1)10,147,200 (1)11,484,805 (1)11,867,634 (1)15,431,980 (1)17,521,167 (1)18,130,208 (1)20,547,909 (1)27,801,023 (2)45,772,188 (1)46,118,793 (1)46,735,004 (1)53,000,000 (1)56,490,048 (1)57,600,000 (1)58,900,000 (1)60,439,692 (1)69,081,996 (1)75,000,000 (1)82,000,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)92,417,681 (1)95,000,000 (1)107,713,259 (1)122,587,000 (1)134,000,000 (1)150,000,000 (1)213,421,037 (1)241,499,431 (1)270,500,000 (1)288,315,089 (1)469,300,000 (1)537,900,000 (1)592,296,233 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)1,600,000,000 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 87AfricaDomestication Region4 entriesAnatoliaDomestication Region3 entriesThe AndesDomestication Region4 entriesThe Arabian PeninsulaDomestication Region1 entryArgentinaDomestication Region1 entryAsiaDomestication Region3 entriesAustraliaDomestication Region3 entriesAustraliaDomestication Region2 entriesAustriaDomestication Region2 entriesBarbadosDomestication Region1 entryThe Basque CountryDomestication Region1 entryBelgiumDomestication Region4 entriesBrazilDomestication Region2 entriesCentral AsiaDomestication Region2 entriesChinaDomestication Region7 entriesCroatiaDomestication Region1 entryDenmarkDomestication Region1 entryEast AfricaDomestication Region1 entryEast AsiaDomestication Region5 entriesEnglandDomestication Region9 entriesEuropeDomestication Region4 entriesFinlandDomestication Region1 entryFranceDomestication Region19 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Wikipedia: Food and Agriculture Organizationtier 2WikipediaFood and Agriculture Organization, lead section, mandate sentence (Livestock category)Quote, Food and Agriculture Organization, lead section, mandate sentence (Livestock category)a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food securityView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.