Ecuador vs Gabon: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Ecuador
4.05 million
in 2010
Gabon
3.40 million
in 2010
Ecuador rank
67th
Gabon rank
69th

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

  • Ecuador
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 4.05 million against 3.40 million in Gabon, a difference of 656,000.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.

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

Ecuador ranks 67th and Gabon ranks 69th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Gabon Difference Ahead
1780s 205,968 1.70 million 1.49 million Gabon
1790s 217,549 1.76 million 1.55 million Gabon
1800s 223,972 1.84 million 1.61 million Gabon
1810s 226,782 1.91 million 1.68 million Gabon
1820s 229,406 2.00 million 1.77 million Gabon
1830s 301,899 2.09 million 1.79 million Gabon
1840s 348,962 2.19 million 1.84 million Gabon
1850s 397,626 2.29 million 1.89 million Gabon
1860s 447,187 2.39 million 1.94 million Gabon
1870s 502,583 2.55 million 2.05 million Gabon
1880s 574,268 2.72 million 2.14 million Gabon
1890s 639,590 2.90 million 2.26 million Gabon
1900s 710,349 3.09 million 2.38 million Gabon
1910s 816,350 3.29 million 2.48 million Gabon
1920s 901,427 3.54 million 2.64 million Gabon
1930s 980,427 3.80 million 2.82 million Gabon
1940s 1.43 million 4.08 million 2.65 million Gabon
1950s 1.66 million 4.38 million 2.72 million Gabon
1960s 2.18 million 4.51 million 2.33 million Gabon
1970s 2.28 million 4.30 million 2.02 million Gabon
1980s 3.78 million 4.11 million 329,100 Gabon
1990s 4.33 million 4.05 million 285,610 Ecuador
2000s 4.28 million 3.47 million 812,660 Ecuador
2010s 4.05 million 3.40 million 656,000 Ecuador

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?, Ecuador or Gabon?
Ecuador, at 4.05 million against 3.40 million in Gabon as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Ecuador and Gabon?
656,000, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Gabon?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Ecuador and Gabon rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Ecuador ranks 67th and Gabon ranks 69th 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.