Canada vs Libya: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Canada
12.69 million
in 2010
Libya
11.99 million
in 2010
Canada rank
42nd
Libya rank
44th

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

  • Canada
  • Libya
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 12.69 million against 11.99 million in Libya, a difference of 703,900.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

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

Canada ranks 42nd and Libya ranks 44th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 11 and Libya in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Libya Difference Ahead
1780s 0 2.97 million 2.97 million Libya
1790s 0 3.00 million 3.00 million Libya
1800s 0 3.02 million 3.02 million Libya
1810s 57,492 3.05 million 2.99 million Libya
1820s 0 3.30 million 3.30 million Libya
1830s 0 3.34 million 3.34 million Libya
1840s 12,014 3.37 million 3.36 million Libya
1850s 212,963 3.41 million 3.20 million Libya
1860s 758,571 3.45 million 2.69 million Libya
1870s 2.15 million 3.49 million 1.34 million Libya
1880s 2.67 million 3.53 million 851,350 Libya
1890s 3.53 million 3.74 million 208,070 Libya
1900s 3.70 million 4.26 million 565,210 Libya
1910s 5.30 million 4.44 million 856,860 Canada
1920s 8.92 million 4.44 million 4.48 million Canada
1930s 11.69 million 4.43 million 7.26 million Canada
1940s 15.20 million 5.63 million 9.57 million Canada
1950s 15.44 million 6.43 million 9.00 million Canada
1960s 15.01 million 8.45 million 6.56 million Canada
1970s 14.06 million 10.04 million 4.02 million Canada
1980s 13.66 million 11.86 million 1.80 million Canada
1990s 13.58 million 12.10 million 1.48 million Canada
2000s 12.84 million 11.81 million 1.03 million Canada
2010s 12.69 million 11.99 million 703,900 Canada

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?, Canada or Libya?
Canada, at 12.69 million against 11.99 million in Libya as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Canada and Libya?
703,900, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Libya?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Canada and Libya rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Canada ranks 42nd and Libya ranks 44th 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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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
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The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.