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

Colombia
31.14 million
in 2010
Nigeria
31.28 million
in 2010
Colombia rank
20th
Nigeria rank
19th

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

  • Colombia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 31.28 million against 31.14 million in Colombia, a difference of 146,600.

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

Colombia ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1780s 6.47 million 8.60 million 2.13 million Nigeria
1790s 6.95 million 9.03 million 2.08 million Nigeria
1800s 7.46 million 9.49 million 2.03 million Nigeria
1810s 8.02 million 9.97 million 1.95 million Nigeria
1820s 8.61 million 10.63 million 2.01 million Nigeria
1830s 9.25 million 11.33 million 2.08 million Nigeria
1840s 9.93 million 12.08 million 2.15 million Nigeria
1850s 10.66 million 12.88 million 2.22 million Nigeria
1860s 11.69 million 13.73 million 2.04 million Nigeria
1870s 12.81 million 14.77 million 1.96 million Nigeria
1880s 14.04 million 15.88 million 1.84 million Nigeria
1890s 15.39 million 17.07 million 1.68 million Nigeria
1900s 16.85 million 18.36 million 1.50 million Nigeria
1910s 18.45 million 20.38 million 1.93 million Nigeria
1920s 20.20 million 23.21 million 3.01 million Nigeria
1930s 22.33 million 25.71 million 3.38 million Nigeria
1940s 24.64 million 28.47 million 3.83 million Nigeria
1950s 27.21 million 31.51 million 4.30 million Nigeria
1960s 31.62 million 34.80 million 3.18 million Nigeria
1970s 32.47 million 34.52 million 2.04 million Nigeria
1980s 33.34 million 34.49 million 1.15 million Nigeria
1990s 33.32 million 34.18 million 861,300 Nigeria
2000s 32.44 million 32.01 million 425,300 Colombia
2010s 31.14 million 31.28 million 146,600 Nigeria

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 Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 31.28 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 Nigeria?
146,600, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nigeria?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Colombia and Nigeria rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Colombia ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 19th 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.