Benin vs El Salvador: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Benin
700,596
in 2010
El Salvador
764,771
in 2010
Benin rank
114th
El Salvador rank
112th

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

  • Benin
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 764,771 against 700,596 in Benin, a difference of 64,175.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

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

Benin ranks 114th and El Salvador ranks 112th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 23 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin El Salvador Difference Ahead
1780s 486,477 25,768 460,709 Benin
1790s 451,716 29,518 422,198 Benin
1800s 420,920 33,448 387,472 Benin
1810s 393,876 37,408 356,468 Benin
1820s 373,927 41,578 332,349 Benin
1830s 356,819 51,956 304,863 Benin
1840s 341,620 60,086 281,534 Benin
1850s 328,166 68,605 259,561 Benin
1860s 316,015 80,935 235,080 Benin
1870s 321,139 93,325 227,814 Benin
1880s 327,505 112,045 215,460 Benin
1890s 335,249 131,335 203,914 Benin
1900s 344,239 151,195 193,044 Benin
1910s 357,903 192,924 164,979 Benin
1920s 418,751 268,999 149,752 Benin
1930s 485,209 285,256 199,953 Benin
1940s 532,037 356,699 175,338 Benin
1950s 557,427 401,866 155,561 Benin
1960s 606,815 543,105 63,710 Benin
1970s 608,425 549,944 58,481 Benin
1980s 566,865 535,017 31,848 Benin
1990s 634,232 558,193 76,039 Benin
2000s 625,088 610,704 14,384 Benin
2010s 700,596 764,771 64,175 El Salvador

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?, Benin or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 764,771 against 700,596 in Benin as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Benin and El Salvador?
64,175, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and El Salvador?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Benin and El Salvador rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Benin ranks 114th and El Salvador ranks 112th 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.