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

Canada
12.69 million
in 2010
Uruguay
12.23 million
in 2010
Canada rank
42nd
Uruguay rank
43rd

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

  • Canada
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 12.69 million against 12.23 million in Uruguay, a difference of 458,000.

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

Canada ranks 42nd and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 12 and Uruguay in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Uruguay Difference Ahead
1780s 0 75,143 75,143 Uruguay
1790s 0 79,304 79,304 Uruguay
1800s 0 86,382 86,382 Uruguay
1810s 57,492 104,323 46,831 Uruguay
1820s 0 130,045 130,045 Uruguay
1830s 0 349,001 349,001 Uruguay
1840s 12,014 508,237 496,223 Uruguay
1850s 212,963 689,630 476,667 Uruguay
1860s 758,571 1.23 million 473,319 Uruguay
1870s 2.15 million 1.78 million 370,860 Canada
1880s 2.67 million 2.41 million 267,190 Canada
1890s 3.53 million 3.56 million 27,270 Uruguay
1900s 3.70 million 4.75 million 1.06 million Uruguay
1910s 5.30 million 5.43 million 134,990 Uruguay
1920s 8.92 million 7.01 million 1.91 million Canada
1930s 11.69 million 8.63 million 3.06 million Canada
1940s 15.20 million 10.25 million 4.95 million Canada
1950s 15.44 million 11.86 million 3.58 million Canada
1960s 15.01 million 13.47 million 1.54 million Canada
1970s 14.06 million 12.73 million 1.33 million Canada
1980s 13.66 million 12.66 million 1.00 million Canada
1990s 13.58 million 12.57 million 1.01 million Canada
2000s 12.84 million 12.50 million 341,900 Canada
2010s 12.69 million 12.23 million 458,000 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 Uruguay?
Canada, at 12.69 million against 12.23 million in Uruguay as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Canada and Uruguay?
458,000, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Uruguay?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Canada and Uruguay rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Canada ranks 42nd and Uruguay ranks 43rd 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.