Egypt vs Puerto Rico: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Egypt
2,109
in 2010
Puerto Rico
8,973
in 2010
Egypt rank
162nd
Puerto Rico rank
159th

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

  • Egypt
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 8,973 against 2,109 in Egypt, a difference of 6,864.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 4.3 times Egypt's.

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

Egypt ranks 162nd and Puerto Rico ranks 159th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1780s 1,053 9,037 7,984 Puerto Rico
1790s 1,053 9,037 7,984 Puerto Rico
1800s 1,082 9,037 7,955 Puerto Rico
1810s 1,111 9,037 7,926 Puerto Rico
1820s 1,166 9,037 7,871 Puerto Rico
1830s 1,223 9,037 7,814 Puerto Rico
1840s 1,280 9,037 7,757 Puerto Rico
1850s 1,309 9,037 7,728 Puerto Rico
1860s 1,421 9,037 7,616 Puerto Rico
1870s 1,480 9,037 7,557 Puerto Rico
1880s 1,566 9,037 7,471 Puerto Rico
1890s 1,654 9,037 7,383 Puerto Rico
1900s 1,768 8,996 7,228 Puerto Rico
1910s 1,884 8,992 7,108 Puerto Rico
1920s 2,107 8,992 6,885 Puerto Rico
1930s 2,279 8,992 6,714 Puerto Rico
1940s 2,558 8,992 6,434 Puerto Rico
1950s 2,811 8,992 6,181 Puerto Rico
1960s 3,683 8,992 5,309 Puerto Rico
1970s 3,657 8,990 5,334 Puerto Rico
1980s 3,626 8,984 5,357 Puerto Rico
1990s 2,068 8,980 6,911 Puerto Rico
2000s 2,028 8,973 6,945 Puerto Rico
2010s 2,109 8,973 6,864 Puerto Rico

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?, Egypt or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 8,973 against 2,109 in Egypt as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Egypt and Puerto Rico?
6,864, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Puerto Rico?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Egypt and Puerto Rico rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Egypt ranks 162nd and Puerto Rico ranks 159th 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.