Eritrea vs Indonesia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Eritrea
5.58 million
in 2010
Indonesia
6.87 million
in 2010
Eritrea rank
61st
Indonesia rank
58th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 6.87 million against 5.58 million in Eritrea, a difference of 1.30 million.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 61st and Indonesia ranks 58th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 11 and Indonesia in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Indonesia Difference Ahead
1780s 1.81 million 1.66 million 144,480 Eritrea
1790s 1.85 million 1.79 million 62,890 Eritrea
1800s 1.90 million 1.93 million 37,270 Indonesia
1810s 1.94 million 2.08 million 142,800 Indonesia
1820s 2.02 million 2.25 million 225,170 Indonesia
1830s 2.11 million 2.42 million 312,700 Indonesia
1840s 2.20 million 2.61 million 406,770 Indonesia
1850s 2.30 million 2.79 million 493,870 Indonesia
1860s 2.40 million 3.13 million 729,790 Indonesia
1870s 2.49 million 3.51 million 1.01 million Indonesia
1880s 2.59 million 3.91 million 1.32 million Indonesia
1890s 2.69 million 4.34 million 1.65 million Indonesia
1900s 2.80 million 4.83 million 2.03 million Indonesia
1910s 5.97 million 5.37 million 597,040 Eritrea
1920s 6.57 million 6.01 million 559,620 Eritrea
1930s 7.28 million 6.37 million 917,370 Eritrea
1940s 8.04 million 6.75 million 1.29 million Eritrea
1950s 8.21 million 7.17 million 1.04 million Eritrea
1960s 8.68 million 8.28 million 399,920 Eritrea
1970s 8.61 million 8.14 million 466,710 Eritrea
1980s 8.58 million 7.86 million 727,580 Eritrea
1990s 8.63 million 8.53 million 104,640 Eritrea
2000s 5.52 million 6.95 million 1.43 million Indonesia
2010s 5.58 million 6.87 million 1.30 million Indonesia

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?, Eritrea or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 6.87 million against 5.58 million in Eritrea as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Eritrea and Indonesia?
1.30 million, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Indonesia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Eritrea and Indonesia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Eritrea ranks 61st and Indonesia ranks 58th 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.