Botswana vs Kenya: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Botswana
18.42 million
in 2010
Kenya
18.55 million
in 2010
Botswana rank
32nd
Kenya rank
31st
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Botswana
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 18.55 million against 18.42 million in Botswana, a difference of 123,600.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Kenya ahead.
Botswana ranks 32nd and Kenya ranks 31st of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 10 and Kenya in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 6.27 million | 9.29 million | 3.01 million | Kenya |
| 1790s | 6.68 million | 9.42 million | 2.74 million | Kenya |
| 1800s | 7.11 million | 9.56 million | 2.45 million | Kenya |
| 1810s | 7.57 million | 9.69 million | 2.13 million | Kenya |
| 1820s | 8.05 million | 9.98 million | 1.93 million | Kenya |
| 1830s | 8.58 million | 10.28 million | 1.71 million | Kenya |
| 1840s | 9.14 million | 10.60 million | 1.46 million | Kenya |
| 1850s | 9.73 million | 10.92 million | 1.19 million | Kenya |
| 1860s | 10.39 million | 11.25 million | 859,900 | Kenya |
| 1870s | 11.10 million | 11.63 million | 526,400 | Kenya |
| 1880s | 11.89 million | 12.01 million | 121,600 | Kenya |
| 1890s | 12.72 million | 12.41 million | 304,100 | Botswana |
| 1900s | 13.64 million | 12.83 million | 809,100 | Botswana |
| 1910s | 14.64 million | 13.66 million | 986,400 | Botswana |
| 1920s | 15.74 million | 14.90 million | 833,000 | Botswana |
| 1930s | 16.90 million | 16.16 million | 735,400 | Botswana |
| 1940s | 18.26 million | 16.80 million | 1.46 million | Botswana |
| 1950s | 19.95 million | 18.15 million | 1.80 million | Botswana |
| 1960s | 22.59 million | 19.78 million | 2.82 million | Botswana |
| 1970s | 20.99 million | 19.18 million | 1.81 million | Botswana |
| 1980s | 20.92 million | 19.04 million | 1.88 million | Botswana |
| 1990s | 18.60 million | 19.03 million | 431,100 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 18.48 million | 18.83 million | 343,500 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 18.42 million | 18.55 million | 123,600 | Kenya |
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 Kenya?
- Kenya, at 18.55 million against 18.42 million in Botswana as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Botswana and Kenya?
- 123,600, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kenya?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Botswana and Kenya rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Botswana ranks 32nd and Kenya ranks 31st 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.