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
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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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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.