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

Burkina Faso
4.60 million
in 2010
Uganda
4.46 million
in 2010
Burkina Faso rank
63rd
Uganda rank
64th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 4.60 million against 4.46 million in Uganda, a difference of 138,080.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Uganda ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 63rd and Uganda ranks 64th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 13 and Uganda in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Uganda Difference Ahead
1780s 1.77 million 2.30 million 530,960 Uganda
1790s 1.80 million 2.27 million 474,560 Uganda
1800s 1.83 million 2.25 million 419,340 Uganda
1810s 1.85 million 2.22 million 363,900 Uganda
1820s 1.89 million 2.21 million 314,640 Uganda
1830s 1.93 million 2.20 million 265,880 Uganda
1840s 1.97 million 2.19 million 217,490 Uganda
1850s 2.01 million 2.18 million 169,770 Uganda
1860s 2.05 million 2.17 million 122,510 Uganda
1870s 2.12 million 2.19 million 77,770 Uganda
1880s 2.18 million 2.22 million 32,630 Uganda
1890s 2.25 million 2.24 million 11,400 Burkina Faso
1900s 2.32 million 2.27 million 54,670 Burkina Faso
1910s 2.39 million 2.30 million 94,040 Burkina Faso
1920s 2.86 million 2.66 million 198,610 Burkina Faso
1930s 3.41 million 3.05 million 355,080 Burkina Faso
1940s 4.06 million 3.50 million 564,180 Burkina Faso
1950s 4.72 million 3.89 million 833,780 Burkina Faso
1960s 5.44 million 4.62 million 817,490 Burkina Faso
1970s 4.73 million 4.55 million 180,390 Burkina Faso
1980s 4.72 million 4.52 million 199,390 Burkina Faso
1990s 4.71 million 4.61 million 100,460 Burkina Faso
2000s 4.75 million 4.41 million 337,690 Burkina Faso
2010s 4.60 million 4.46 million 138,080 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 Uganda?
Burkina Faso, at 4.60 million against 4.46 million in Uganda as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Burkina Faso and Uganda?
138,080, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Uganda?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Burkina Faso and Uganda rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Burkina Faso ranks 63rd and Uganda ranks 64th 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.