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