Botswana vs Ethiopia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Botswana
18.42 million
in 2010
Ethiopia
17.42 million
in 2010
Botswana rank
32nd
Ethiopia rank
34th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Botswana
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 18.42 million against 17.42 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.00 million.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 32nd and Ethiopia ranks 34th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 8 and Ethiopia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 6.27 million | 5.08 million | 1.20 million | Botswana |
| 1790s | 6.68 million | 5.13 million | 1.54 million | Botswana |
| 1800s | 7.11 million | 5.19 million | 1.92 million | Botswana |
| 1810s | 7.57 million | 5.24 million | 2.33 million | Botswana |
| 1820s | 8.05 million | 5.30 million | 2.76 million | Botswana |
| 1830s | 8.58 million | 7.24 million | 1.34 million | Botswana |
| 1840s | 9.14 million | 9.15 million | 13,630 | Ethiopia |
| 1850s | 9.73 million | 11.02 million | 1.29 million | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 10.39 million | 12.85 million | 2.46 million | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 11.10 million | 14.65 million | 3.55 million | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 11.89 million | 16.41 million | 4.52 million | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 12.72 million | 18.14 million | 5.43 million | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 13.64 million | 19.84 million | 6.20 million | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 14.64 million | 20.43 million | 5.79 million | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 15.74 million | 22.70 million | 6.97 million | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 16.90 million | 25.21 million | 8.31 million | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 18.26 million | 27.97 million | 9.71 million | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 19.95 million | 30.96 million | 11.01 million | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 22.59 million | 34.31 million | 11.71 million | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 20.99 million | 28.23 million | 7.23 million | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 20.92 million | 27.71 million | 6.79 million | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 18.60 million | 27.50 million | 8.90 million | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 18.48 million | 16.84 million | 1.64 million | Botswana |
| 2010s | 18.42 million | 17.42 million | 1.00 million | Botswana |
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?, Botswana or Ethiopia?
- Botswana, at 18.42 million against 17.42 million in Ethiopia as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Botswana and Ethiopia?
- 1.00 million, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ethiopia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Botswana and Ethiopia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Botswana ranks 32nd and Ethiopia ranks 34th 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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About this data
The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.