Burkina Faso vs Eritrea: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Burkina Faso
4.60 million
in 2010
Eritrea
5.58 million
in 2010
Burkina Faso rank
63rd
Eritrea rank
61st
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Burkina Faso
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 5.58 million against 4.60 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 977,460.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 63rd and Eritrea ranks 61st of 179 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1.77 million | 1.81 million | 35,320 | Eritrea |
| 1790s | 1.80 million | 1.85 million | 51,660 | Eritrea |
| 1800s | 1.83 million | 1.90 million | 69,340 | Eritrea |
| 1810s | 1.85 million | 1.94 million | 86,880 | Eritrea |
| 1820s | 1.89 million | 2.02 million | 131,090 | Eritrea |
| 1830s | 1.93 million | 2.11 million | 181,130 | Eritrea |
| 1840s | 1.97 million | 2.20 million | 233,600 | Eritrea |
| 1850s | 2.01 million | 2.30 million | 289,150 | Eritrea |
| 1860s | 2.05 million | 2.40 million | 346,510 | Eritrea |
| 1870s | 2.12 million | 2.49 million | 375,770 | Eritrea |
| 1880s | 2.18 million | 2.59 million | 406,970 | Eritrea |
| 1890s | 2.25 million | 2.69 million | 440,290 | Eritrea |
| 1900s | 2.32 million | 2.80 million | 475,140 | Eritrea |
| 1910s | 2.39 million | 5.97 million | 3.57 million | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 2.86 million | 6.57 million | 3.70 million | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 3.41 million | 7.28 million | 3.87 million | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 4.06 million | 8.04 million | 3.98 million | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 4.72 million | 8.21 million | 3.49 million | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 5.44 million | 8.68 million | 3.25 million | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 4.73 million | 8.61 million | 3.88 million | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 4.72 million | 8.58 million | 3.86 million | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 4.71 million | 8.63 million | 3.93 million | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 4.75 million | 5.52 million | 769,160 | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 4.60 million | 5.58 million | 977,460 | Eritrea |
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?, Burkina Faso or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 5.58 million against 4.60 million in Burkina Faso as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Burkina Faso and Eritrea?
- 977,460, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eritrea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Burkina Faso and Eritrea rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Burkina Faso ranks 63rd and Eritrea ranks 61st 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.