Cote d'Ivoire vs Libya: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Cote d'Ivoire
9.98 million
in 2010
Libya
11.99 million
in 2010
Cote d'Ivoire rank
47th
Libya rank
44th

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

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 11.99 million against 9.98 million in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 2.00 million.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Cote d'Ivoire's.

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

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 47th and Libya ranks 44th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 6 and Libya in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Libya Difference Ahead
1780s 1.69 million 2.97 million 1.29 million Libya
1790s 1.71 million 3.00 million 1.29 million Libya
1800s 1.73 million 3.02 million 1.30 million Libya
1810s 1.75 million 3.05 million 1.30 million Libya
1820s 1.78 million 3.30 million 1.52 million Libya
1830s 1.81 million 3.34 million 1.53 million Libya
1840s 1.84 million 3.37 million 1.54 million Libya
1850s 1.87 million 3.41 million 1.54 million Libya
1860s 1.90 million 3.45 million 1.55 million Libya
1870s 2.23 million 3.49 million 1.25 million Libya
1880s 2.63 million 3.53 million 897,640 Libya
1890s 3.10 million 3.74 million 640,820 Libya
1900s 3.65 million 4.26 million 609,870 Libya
1910s 4.31 million 4.44 million 129,080 Libya
1920s 4.91 million 4.44 million 469,260 Cote d'Ivoire
1930s 5.57 million 4.43 million 1.15 million Cote d'Ivoire
1940s 6.34 million 5.63 million 711,220 Cote d'Ivoire
1950s 7.18 million 6.43 million 748,930 Cote d'Ivoire
1960s 10.26 million 8.45 million 1.81 million Cote d'Ivoire
1970s 10.06 million 10.04 million 14,900 Cote d'Ivoire
1980s 10.05 million 11.86 million 1.81 million Libya
1990s 10.04 million 12.10 million 2.07 million Libya
2000s 10.01 million 11.81 million 1.79 million Libya
2010s 9.98 million 11.99 million 2.00 million Libya

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?, Cote d'Ivoire or Libya?
Libya, at 11.99 million against 9.98 million in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Cote d'Ivoire and Libya?
2.00 million, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Libya?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Libya rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 47th and Libya ranks 44th 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.