Bolivia vs Namibia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Bolivia
26.60 million
in 2010
Namibia
26.28 million
in 2010
Bolivia rank
26th
Namibia rank
27th

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

  • Bolivia
  • Namibia
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M178018952010

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 26.60 million against 26.28 million in Namibia, a difference of 319,300.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 26th and Namibia ranks 27th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 14 and Namibia in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Namibia Difference Ahead
1780s 7.41 million 5.41 million 2.00 million Bolivia
1790s 7.57 million 5.96 million 1.61 million Bolivia
1800s 7.73 million 6.56 million 1.16 million Bolivia
1810s 7.90 million 7.23 million 664,430 Bolivia
1820s 9.39 million 7.97 million 1.42 million Bolivia
1830s 11.17 million 8.78 million 2.38 million Bolivia
1840s 11.34 million 9.68 million 1.65 million Bolivia
1850s 11.51 million 10.68 million 833,800 Bolivia
1860s 13.75 million 11.78 million 1.97 million Bolivia
1870s 11.86 million 13.00 million 1.13 million Namibia
1880s 9.97 million 14.35 million 4.38 million Namibia
1890s 16.24 million 15.83 million 404,700 Bolivia
1900s 14.25 million 17.48 million 3.23 million Namibia
1910s 16.47 million 19.30 million 2.84 million Namibia
1920s 23.63 million 21.32 million 2.32 million Bolivia
1930s 23.94 million 23.54 million 397,500 Bolivia
1940s 27.87 million 25.98 million 1.88 million Bolivia
1950s 22.26 million 28.70 million 6.44 million Namibia
1960s 27.26 million 36.75 million 9.49 million Namibia
1970s 26.78 million 35.74 million 8.96 million Namibia
1980s 28.82 million 34.63 million 5.81 million Namibia
1990s 26.69 million 33.55 million 6.86 million Namibia
2000s 26.11 million 27.92 million 1.81 million Namibia
2010s 26.60 million 26.28 million 319,300 Bolivia

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?, Bolivia or Namibia?
Bolivia, at 26.60 million against 26.28 million in Namibia as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Bolivia and Namibia?
319,300, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Namibia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Bolivia and Namibia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Bolivia ranks 26th and Namibia ranks 27th 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.