Chile vs Uruguay: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Chile
10.62 million
in 2010
Uruguay
12.23 million
in 2010
Chile rank
46th
Uruguay rank
43rd
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Chile
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 12.23 million against 10.62 million in Chile, a difference of 1.61 million.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 11 and Uruguay in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1.21 million | 75,143 | 1.13 million | Chile |
| 1790s | 1.22 million | 79,304 | 1.14 million | Chile |
| 1800s | 1.23 million | 86,382 | 1.14 million | Chile |
| 1810s | 1.24 million | 104,323 | 1.13 million | Chile |
| 1820s | 1.34 million | 130,045 | 1.21 million | Chile |
| 1830s | 1.46 million | 349,001 | 1.11 million | Chile |
| 1840s | 1.58 million | 508,237 | 1.07 million | Chile |
| 1850s | 1.90 million | 689,630 | 1.21 million | Chile |
| 1860s | 2.32 million | 1.23 million | 1.09 million | Chile |
| 1870s | 2.66 million | 1.78 million | 886,810 | Chile |
| 1880s | 3.03 million | 2.41 million | 619,170 | Chile |
| 1890s | 3.39 million | 3.56 million | 164,000 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 3.74 million | 4.75 million | 1.02 million | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 4.24 million | 5.43 million | 1.19 million | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 4.67 million | 7.01 million | 2.34 million | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 5.14 million | 8.63 million | 3.49 million | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 5.97 million | 10.25 million | 4.29 million | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 6.95 million | 11.86 million | 4.91 million | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 8.34 million | 13.47 million | 5.13 million | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 9.33 million | 12.73 million | 3.40 million | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 10.59 million | 12.66 million | 2.08 million | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 10.58 million | 12.57 million | 1.99 million | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 10.51 million | 12.50 million | 1.99 million | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 10.62 million | 12.23 million | 1.61 million | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 12.23 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 Uruguay?
- 1.61 million, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Chile ranks 46th 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.