Bulgaria vs Lesotho: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Bulgaria
1.39 million
in 2010
Lesotho
1.79 million
in 2010
Bulgaria rank
89th
Lesotho rank
86th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.79 million against 1.39 million in Bulgaria, a difference of 404,750.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 89th and Lesotho ranks 86th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 16 and Lesotho in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Lesotho Difference Ahead
1780s 917,032 356,306 560,726 Bulgaria
1790s 947,572 361,168 586,404 Bulgaria
1800s 979,786 366,057 613,729 Bulgaria
1810s 1.01 million 371,053 642,717 Bulgaria
1820s 1.05 million 403,720 645,400 Bulgaria
1830s 1.09 million 439,152 646,928 Bulgaria
1840s 1.12 million 477,917 645,463 Bulgaria
1850s 1.16 million 519,958 640,302 Bulgaria
1860s 1.16 million 571,953 588,297 Bulgaria
1870s 1.16 million 636,251 521,319 Bulgaria
1880s 1.16 million 716,310 440,230 Bulgaria
1890s 1.16 million 795,788 363,782 Bulgaria
1900s 1.16 million 886,174 276,966 Bulgaria
1910s 1.17 million 994,928 171,082 Bulgaria
1920s 1.17 million 1.22 million 49,930 Lesotho
1930s 1.13 million 1.48 million 349,170 Lesotho
1940s 1.10 million 1.76 million 656,090 Lesotho
1950s 1.06 million 1.84 million 783,440 Lesotho
1960s 1.07 million 2.05 million 981,800 Lesotho
1970s 1.46 million 1.86 million 401,020 Lesotho
1980s 1.91 million 1.81 million 109,300 Bulgaria
1990s 1.88 million 1.80 million 81,490 Bulgaria
2000s 1.27 million 1.77 million 500,800 Lesotho
2010s 1.39 million 1.79 million 404,750 Lesotho

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?, Bulgaria or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 1.79 million against 1.39 million in Bulgaria as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Bulgaria and Lesotho?
404,750, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lesotho?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Bulgaria and Lesotho rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Bulgaria ranks 89th and Lesotho ranks 86th 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.