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

Botswana
18.42 million
in 2010
Paraguay
16.29 million
in 2010
Botswana rank
32nd
Paraguay rank
35th

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

  • Botswana
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 18.42 million against 16.29 million in Paraguay, a difference of 2.14 million.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 32nd and Paraguay ranks 35th of 179 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Paraguay Difference Ahead
1780s 6.27 million 1.82 million 4.45 million Botswana
1790s 6.68 million 1.90 million 4.78 million Botswana
1800s 7.11 million 1.97 million 5.13 million Botswana
1810s 7.57 million 2.27 million 5.30 million Botswana
1820s 8.05 million 2.57 million 5.49 million Botswana
1830s 8.58 million 2.87 million 5.71 million Botswana
1840s 9.14 million 3.14 million 6.00 million Botswana
1850s 9.73 million 3.42 million 6.31 million Botswana
1860s 10.39 million 3.59 million 6.80 million Botswana
1870s 11.10 million 3.74 million 7.37 million Botswana
1880s 11.89 million 3.88 million 8.01 million Botswana
1890s 12.72 million 4.10 million 8.62 million Botswana
1900s 13.64 million 4.25 million 9.39 million Botswana
1910s 14.64 million 5.51 million 9.13 million Botswana
1920s 15.74 million 6.81 million 8.93 million Botswana
1930s 16.90 million 8.04 million 8.86 million Botswana
1940s 18.26 million 9.33 million 8.93 million Botswana
1950s 19.95 million 10.56 million 9.40 million Botswana
1960s 22.59 million 13.48 million 9.11 million Botswana
1970s 20.99 million 14.05 million 6.94 million Botswana
1980s 20.92 million 15.20 million 5.72 million Botswana
1990s 18.60 million 18.44 million 158,200 Botswana
2000s 18.48 million 16.30 million 2.18 million Botswana
2010s 18.42 million 16.29 million 2.14 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 Paraguay?
Botswana, at 18.42 million against 16.29 million in Paraguay as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Botswana and Paraguay?
2.14 million, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Paraguay?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Botswana and Paraguay rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Botswana ranks 32nd and Paraguay ranks 35th 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.