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
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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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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.