Chad vs Nigeria: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Chad
35.52 million
in 2010
Nigeria
31.28 million
in 2010
Chad rank
16th
Nigeria rank
19th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Chad
- Nigeria
How they compare
Chad currently reports 35.52 million against 31.28 million in Nigeria, a difference of 4.24 million.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 179 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 9.09 million | 8.60 million | 492,500 | Chad |
| 1790s | 9.89 million | 9.03 million | 855,870 | Chad |
| 1800s | 10.74 million | 9.49 million | 1.26 million | Chad |
| 1810s | 11.66 million | 9.97 million | 1.70 million | Chad |
| 1820s | 12.65 million | 10.63 million | 2.03 million | Chad |
| 1830s | 13.71 million | 11.33 million | 2.38 million | Chad |
| 1840s | 14.84 million | 12.08 million | 2.76 million | Chad |
| 1850s | 16.05 million | 12.88 million | 3.17 million | Chad |
| 1860s | 17.35 million | 13.73 million | 3.61 million | Chad |
| 1870s | 18.73 million | 14.77 million | 3.97 million | Chad |
| 1880s | 20.22 million | 15.88 million | 4.34 million | Chad |
| 1890s | 21.80 million | 17.07 million | 4.73 million | Chad |
| 1900s | 23.50 million | 18.36 million | 5.14 million | Chad |
| 1910s | 25.30 million | 20.38 million | 4.92 million | Chad |
| 1920s | 27.23 million | 23.21 million | 4.02 million | Chad |
| 1930s | 29.28 million | 25.71 million | 3.57 million | Chad |
| 1940s | 31.47 million | 28.47 million | 3.00 million | Chad |
| 1950s | 33.74 million | 31.51 million | 2.22 million | Chad |
| 1960s | 35.84 million | 34.80 million | 1.04 million | Chad |
| 1970s | 35.77 million | 34.52 million | 1.25 million | Chad |
| 1980s | 35.75 million | 34.49 million | 1.25 million | Chad |
| 1990s | 35.67 million | 34.18 million | 1.49 million | Chad |
| 2000s | 35.65 million | 32.01 million | 3.63 million | Chad |
| 2010s | 35.52 million | 31.28 million | 4.24 million | Chad |
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?, Chad or Nigeria?
- Chad, at 35.52 million against 31.28 million in Nigeria as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Chad and Nigeria?
- 4.24 million, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Chad ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 19th 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.