Botswana vs Niger: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Botswana
18.42 million
in 2010
Niger
21.81 million
in 2010
Botswana rank
32nd
Niger rank
29th

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

  • Botswana
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 21.81 million against 18.42 million in Botswana, a difference of 3.39 million.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Niger ahead.

Botswana ranks 32nd and Niger ranks 29th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 9 and Niger in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Niger Difference Ahead
1780s 6.27 million 10.54 million 4.26 million Niger
1790s 6.68 million 10.74 million 4.07 million Niger
1800s 7.11 million 10.95 million 3.85 million Niger
1810s 7.57 million 11.16 million 3.60 million Niger
1820s 8.05 million 11.39 million 3.33 million Niger
1830s 8.58 million 11.61 million 3.03 million Niger
1840s 9.14 million 11.84 million 2.70 million Niger
1850s 9.73 million 12.07 million 2.34 million Niger
1860s 10.39 million 12.31 million 1.91 million Niger
1870s 11.10 million 12.55 million 1.45 million Niger
1880s 11.89 million 12.80 million 907,100 Niger
1890s 12.72 million 13.06 million 338,300 Niger
1900s 13.64 million 13.32 million 318,600 Botswana
1910s 14.64 million 13.59 million 1.05 million Botswana
1920s 15.74 million 13.89 million 1.85 million Botswana
1930s 16.90 million 14.19 million 2.71 million Botswana
1940s 18.26 million 14.50 million 3.77 million Botswana
1950s 19.95 million 14.52 million 5.43 million Botswana
1960s 22.59 million 19.59 million 3.00 million Botswana
1970s 20.99 million 19.58 million 1.41 million Botswana
1980s 20.92 million 20.03 million 891,300 Botswana
1990s 18.60 million 21.39 million 2.79 million Niger
2000s 18.48 million 21.21 million 2.73 million Niger
2010s 18.42 million 21.81 million 3.39 million Niger

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 Niger?
Niger, at 21.81 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 Niger?
3.39 million, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Niger?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Botswana and Niger rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Botswana ranks 32nd and Niger ranks 29th 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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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.