Algeria vs Colombia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Algeria
29.79 million
in 2010
Colombia
31.14 million
in 2010
Algeria rank
22nd
Colombia rank
20th

How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time

  • Algeria
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 31.14 million against 29.79 million in Algeria, a difference of 1.35 million.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 22nd and Colombia ranks 20th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 20 and Colombia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Colombia Difference Ahead
1780s 8.08 million 6.47 million 1.61 million Algeria
1790s 8.36 million 6.95 million 1.41 million Algeria
1800s 8.65 million 7.46 million 1.18 million Algeria
1810s 8.93 million 8.02 million 910,930 Algeria
1820s 9.21 million 8.61 million 598,760 Algeria
1830s 10.82 million 9.25 million 1.56 million Algeria
1840s 12.42 million 9.93 million 2.49 million Algeria
1850s 14.03 million 10.66 million 3.37 million Algeria
1860s 15.64 million 11.69 million 3.95 million Algeria
1870s 17.27 million 12.81 million 4.45 million Algeria
1880s 18.90 million 14.04 million 4.85 million Algeria
1890s 20.53 million 15.39 million 5.14 million Algeria
1900s 22.18 million 16.85 million 5.33 million Algeria
1910s 23.83 million 18.45 million 5.38 million Algeria
1920s 25.48 million 20.20 million 5.28 million Algeria
1930s 27.13 million 22.33 million 4.80 million Algeria
1940s 28.83 million 24.64 million 4.19 million Algeria
1950s 30.47 million 27.21 million 3.26 million Algeria
1960s 37.67 million 31.62 million 6.05 million Algeria
1970s 34.57 million 32.47 million 2.09 million Algeria
1980s 33.07 million 33.34 million 275,300 Colombia
1990s 29.37 million 33.32 million 3.95 million Colombia
2000s 29.61 million 32.44 million 2.83 million Colombia
2010s 29.79 million 31.14 million 1.35 million Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how much global land is used as pasture for livestock?, Algeria or Colombia?
Colombia, at 31.14 million against 29.79 million in Algeria as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Algeria and Colombia?
1.35 million, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Colombia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Algeria and Colombia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Algeria ranks 22nd and Colombia ranks 20th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.