Burkina Faso vs Senegal: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Burkina Faso
4.60 million
in 2010
Senegal
4.10 million
in 2010
Burkina Faso rank
63rd
Senegal rank
66th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 4.60 million against 4.10 million in Senegal, a difference of 495,270.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 63rd and Senegal ranks 66th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Senegal Difference Ahead
1780s 1.77 million 1.28 million 491,760 Burkina Faso
1790s 1.80 million 1.26 million 541,410 Burkina Faso
1800s 1.83 million 1.24 million 590,560 Burkina Faso
1810s 1.85 million 1.22 million 639,450 Burkina Faso
1820s 1.89 million 1.25 million 640,180 Burkina Faso
1830s 1.93 million 1.29 million 640,700 Burkina Faso
1840s 1.97 million 1.33 million 640,710 Burkina Faso
1850s 2.01 million 1.37 million 640,240 Burkina Faso
1860s 2.05 million 1.41 million 639,410 Burkina Faso
1870s 2.12 million 1.47 million 644,030 Burkina Faso
1880s 2.18 million 1.54 million 647,890 Burkina Faso
1890s 2.25 million 1.60 million 650,820 Burkina Faso
1900s 2.32 million 1.67 million 652,180 Burkina Faso
1910s 2.39 million 1.74 million 652,990 Burkina Faso
1920s 2.86 million 2.12 million 740,890 Burkina Faso
1930s 3.41 million 2.58 million 826,300 Burkina Faso
1940s 4.06 million 3.14 million 915,690 Burkina Faso
1950s 4.72 million 3.65 million 1.07 million Burkina Faso
1960s 5.44 million 4.72 million 711,720 Burkina Faso
1970s 4.73 million 4.22 million 508,270 Burkina Faso
1980s 4.72 million 4.20 million 526,200 Burkina Faso
1990s 4.71 million 4.22 million 488,310 Burkina Faso
2000s 4.75 million 4.14 million 605,870 Burkina Faso
2010s 4.60 million 4.10 million 495,270 Burkina Faso

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 Senegal?
Burkina Faso, at 4.60 million against 4.10 million in Senegal as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Burkina Faso and Senegal?
495,270, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Burkina Faso ranks 63rd and Senegal ranks 66th 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

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
Last refreshed

The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.