Costa Rica vs Honduras: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Costa Rica
1.05 million
in 2010
Honduras
1.06 million
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
99th
Honduras rank
97th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Honduras
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How they compare

Honduras currently reports 1.06 million against 1.05 million in Costa Rica, a difference of 3,530.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Honduras has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 99th and Honduras ranks 97th of 179 countries.

Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Honduras Difference Ahead
1780s 30,311 102,913 72,602 Honduras
1790s 31,796 104,393 72,597 Honduras
1800s 33,384 105,791 72,407 Honduras
1810s 35,928 107,357 71,429 Honduras
1820s 38,791 108,914 70,123 Honduras
1830s 44,056 200,412 156,356 Honduras
1840s 50,769 229,303 178,534 Honduras
1850s 57,365 261,935 204,570 Honduras
1860s 63,668 286,072 222,404 Honduras
1870s 77,309 302,359 225,050 Honduras
1880s 95,376 319,684 224,308 Honduras
1890s 112,887 337,772 224,885 Honduras
1900s 140,272 356,818 216,546 Honduras
1910s 169,324 377,922 208,598 Honduras
1920s 202,914 431,267 228,353 Honduras
1930s 217,827 554,584 336,757 Honduras
1940s 275,545 706,913 431,368 Honduras
1950s 395,496 913,339 517,843 Honduras
1960s 536,448 1.21 million 672,842 Honduras
1970s 709,725 1.20 million 491,475 Honduras
1980s 965,458 1.12 million 154,612 Honduras
1990s 1.09 million 1.11 million 28,820 Honduras
2000s 1.07 million 1.11 million 38,330 Honduras
2010s 1.05 million 1.06 million 3,530 Honduras

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?, Costa Rica or Honduras?
Honduras, at 1.06 million against 1.05 million in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Costa Rica and Honduras?
3,530, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Honduras?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Honduras rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Costa Rica ranks 99th and Honduras ranks 97th 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.