Angola vs South Africa: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Angola
47.40 million
in 2010
South Africa
67.33 million
in 2010
Angola rank
13th
South Africa rank
10th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Angola
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 67.33 million against 47.40 million in Angola, a difference of 19.93 million.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 10th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 14 and South Africa in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 9.75 million | 1.33 million | 8.42 million | Angola |
| 1790s | 10.29 million | 1.32 million | 8.97 million | Angola |
| 1800s | 10.87 million | 1.31 million | 9.56 million | Angola |
| 1810s | 11.47 million | 1.29 million | 10.19 million | Angola |
| 1820s | 12.20 million | 1.26 million | 10.93 million | Angola |
| 1830s | 12.97 million | 1.23 million | 11.73 million | Angola |
| 1840s | 13.78 million | 1.20 million | 12.58 million | Angola |
| 1850s | 14.65 million | 1.16 million | 13.49 million | Angola |
| 1860s | 15.57 million | 2.67 million | 12.91 million | Angola |
| 1870s | 16.72 million | 4.28 million | 12.44 million | Angola |
| 1880s | 17.96 million | 8.42 million | 9.53 million | Angola |
| 1890s | 19.28 million | 10.76 million | 8.52 million | Angola |
| 1900s | 20.71 million | 15.56 million | 5.15 million | Angola |
| 1910s | 22.23 million | 21.72 million | 514,200 | Angola |
| 1920s | 25.94 million | 27.91 million | 1.97 million | South Africa |
| 1930s | 29.66 million | 35.87 million | 6.22 million | South Africa |
| 1940s | 34.59 million | 45.31 million | 10.72 million | South Africa |
| 1950s | 39.81 million | 61.58 million | 21.77 million | South Africa |
| 1960s | 48.08 million | 79.04 million | 30.95 million | South Africa |
| 1970s | 47.98 million | 72.43 million | 24.45 million | South Africa |
| 1980s | 47.97 million | 70.38 million | 22.41 million | South Africa |
| 1990s | 47.97 million | 70.87 million | 22.90 million | South Africa |
| 2000s | 47.61 million | 69.22 million | 21.61 million | South Africa |
| 2010s | 47.40 million | 67.33 million | 19.93 million | South Africa |
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?, Angola or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 67.33 million against 47.40 million in Angola as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Angola and South Africa?
- 19.93 million, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Angola and South Africa rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Angola ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 10th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.