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

Colombia
31.14 million
in 2010
Mozambique
33.23 million
in 2010
Colombia rank
20th
Mozambique rank
17th

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

  • Colombia
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 33.23 million against 31.14 million in Colombia, a difference of 2.09 million.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 20th and Mozambique ranks 17th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 14 and Mozambique in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Mozambique Difference Ahead
1780s 6.47 million 5.54 million 931,460 Colombia
1790s 6.95 million 5.87 million 1.08 million Colombia
1800s 7.46 million 6.22 million 1.24 million Colombia
1810s 8.02 million 6.59 million 1.42 million Colombia
1820s 8.61 million 6.98 million 1.64 million Colombia
1830s 9.25 million 7.39 million 1.87 million Colombia
1840s 9.93 million 8.47 million 1.46 million Colombia
1850s 10.66 million 9.71 million 951,410 Colombia
1860s 11.69 million 11.14 million 549,700 Colombia
1870s 12.81 million 12.24 million 573,000 Colombia
1880s 14.04 million 13.45 million 594,600 Colombia
1890s 15.39 million 14.77 million 617,000 Colombia
1900s 16.85 million 16.23 million 624,100 Colombia
1910s 18.45 million 17.84 million 616,100 Colombia
1920s 20.20 million 21.01 million 803,000 Mozambique
1930s 22.33 million 24.82 million 2.48 million Mozambique
1940s 24.64 million 31.81 million 7.17 million Mozambique
1950s 27.21 million 32.59 million 5.37 million Mozambique
1960s 31.62 million 36.46 million 4.84 million Mozambique
1970s 32.47 million 35.64 million 3.17 million Mozambique
1980s 33.34 million 35.61 million 2.27 million Mozambique
1990s 33.32 million 35.62 million 2.30 million Mozambique
2000s 32.44 million 33.84 million 1.40 million Mozambique
2010s 31.14 million 33.23 million 2.09 million Mozambique

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 Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 33.23 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 Mozambique?
2.09 million, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mozambique?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Colombia and Mozambique rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Colombia ranks 20th and Mozambique ranks 17th 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.