Colombia vs Madagascar: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Colombia
31.14 million
in 2010
Madagascar
32.82 million
in 2010
Colombia rank
20th
Madagascar rank
18th

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

  • Colombia
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 32.82 million against 31.14 million in Colombia, a difference of 1.68 million.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 20th and Madagascar ranks 18th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 16 and Madagascar in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Madagascar Difference Ahead
1780s 6.47 million 7.60 million 1.13 million Madagascar
1790s 6.95 million 7.90 million 946,500 Madagascar
1800s 7.46 million 8.20 million 739,310 Madagascar
1810s 8.02 million 8.52 million 504,220 Madagascar
1820s 8.61 million 8.91 million 296,170 Madagascar
1830s 9.25 million 9.32 million 67,100 Madagascar
1840s 9.93 million 9.75 million 186,100 Colombia
1850s 10.66 million 10.19 million 468,800 Colombia
1860s 11.69 million 10.66 million 1.03 million Colombia
1870s 12.81 million 11.27 million 1.54 million Colombia
1880s 14.04 million 11.91 million 2.13 million Colombia
1890s 15.39 million 12.58 million 2.80 million Colombia
1900s 16.85 million 13.30 million 3.55 million Colombia
1910s 18.45 million 15.96 million 2.49 million Colombia
1920s 20.20 million 18.09 million 2.11 million Colombia
1930s 22.33 million 20.62 million 1.71 million Colombia
1940s 24.64 million 23.52 million 1.12 million Colombia
1950s 27.21 million 26.61 million 601,200 Colombia
1960s 31.62 million 30.31 million 1.31 million Colombia
1970s 32.47 million 30.32 million 2.15 million Colombia
1980s 33.34 million 30.32 million 3.03 million Colombia
1990s 33.32 million 30.12 million 3.20 million Colombia
2000s 32.44 million 33.08 million 640,500 Madagascar
2010s 31.14 million 32.82 million 1.68 million Madagascar

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?, Colombia or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 32.82 million against 31.14 million in Colombia as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Colombia and Madagascar?
1.68 million, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Madagascar?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Colombia and Madagascar rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Colombia ranks 20th and Madagascar ranks 18th 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.