Chad vs South Sudan: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Chad
35.52 million
in 2010
South Sudan
40.39 million
in 2010
Chad rank
16th
South Sudan rank
14th

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

  • Chad
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 40.39 million against 35.52 million in Chad, a difference of 4.87 million.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

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

Chad ranks 16th and South Sudan ranks 14th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 19 and South Sudan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad South Sudan Difference Ahead
1780s 9.09 million 4.77 million 4.32 million Chad
1790s 9.89 million 5.12 million 4.77 million Chad
1800s 10.74 million 5.49 million 5.25 million Chad
1810s 11.66 million 5.90 million 5.77 million Chad
1820s 12.65 million 6.57 million 6.08 million Chad
1830s 13.71 million 7.34 million 6.37 million Chad
1840s 14.84 million 8.19 million 6.65 million Chad
1850s 16.05 million 9.14 million 6.91 million Chad
1860s 17.35 million 10.20 million 7.15 million Chad
1870s 18.73 million 11.50 million 7.24 million Chad
1880s 20.22 million 12.96 million 7.26 million Chad
1890s 21.80 million 14.60 million 7.21 million Chad
1900s 23.50 million 16.45 million 7.05 million Chad
1910s 25.30 million 18.53 million 6.77 million Chad
1920s 27.23 million 20.89 million 6.34 million Chad
1930s 29.28 million 22.19 million 7.10 million Chad
1940s 31.47 million 24.98 million 6.50 million Chad
1950s 33.74 million 28.14 million 5.59 million Chad
1960s 35.84 million 37.60 million 1.76 million South Sudan
1970s 35.77 million 37.33 million 1.56 million South Sudan
1980s 35.75 million 34.91 million 837,300 Chad
1990s 35.67 million 39.15 million 3.48 million South Sudan
2000s 35.65 million 40.49 million 4.84 million South Sudan
2010s 35.52 million 40.39 million 4.87 million South Sudan

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 South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 40.39 million against 35.52 million in Chad as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Chad and South Sudan?
4.87 million, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and South Sudan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Chad and South Sudan rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Chad ranks 16th and South Sudan ranks 14th 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.