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

Chile
10.62 million
in 2010
Libya
11.99 million
in 2010
Chile rank
46th
Libya rank
44th

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

  • Chile
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 11.99 million against 10.62 million in Chile, a difference of 1.37 million.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Libya ahead.

Chile ranks 46th and Libya ranks 44th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Libya Difference Ahead
1780s 1.21 million 2.97 million 1.77 million Libya
1790s 1.22 million 3.00 million 1.78 million Libya
1800s 1.23 million 3.02 million 1.80 million Libya
1810s 1.24 million 3.05 million 1.81 million Libya
1820s 1.34 million 3.30 million 1.96 million Libya
1830s 1.46 million 3.34 million 1.88 million Libya
1840s 1.58 million 3.37 million 1.79 million Libya
1850s 1.90 million 3.41 million 1.51 million Libya
1860s 2.32 million 3.45 million 1.13 million Libya
1870s 2.66 million 3.49 million 822,310 Libya
1880s 3.03 million 3.53 million 499,370 Libya
1890s 3.39 million 3.74 million 344,800 Libya
1900s 3.74 million 4.26 million 526,860 Libya
1910s 4.24 million 4.44 million 202,770 Libya
1920s 4.67 million 4.44 million 232,090 Chile
1930s 5.14 million 4.43 million 714,850 Chile
1940s 5.97 million 5.63 million 339,390 Chile
1950s 6.95 million 6.43 million 514,350 Chile
1960s 8.34 million 8.45 million 111,080 Libya
1970s 9.33 million 10.04 million 717,840 Libya
1980s 10.59 million 11.86 million 1.28 million Libya
1990s 10.58 million 12.10 million 1.52 million Libya
2000s 10.51 million 11.81 million 1.30 million Libya
2010s 10.62 million 11.99 million 1.37 million Libya

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?, Chile or Libya?
Libya, at 11.99 million against 10.62 million in Chile as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Chile and Libya?
1.37 million, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Libya?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Chile and Libya rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Chile ranks 46th 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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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.