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.

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About this data

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.