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

Eritrea
5.58 million
in 2010
Iraq
5.78 million
in 2010
Eritrea rank
61st
Iraq rank
60th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 5.78 million against 5.58 million in Eritrea, a difference of 205,410.

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

Eritrea ranks 61st and Iraq ranks 60th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 23 and Iraq in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Iraq Difference Ahead
1780s 1.81 million 676,545 1.13 million Eritrea
1790s 1.85 million 683,107 1.17 million Eritrea
1800s 1.90 million 690,187 1.21 million Eritrea
1810s 1.94 million 725,759 1.22 million Eritrea
1820s 2.02 million 762,220 1.26 million Eritrea
1830s 2.11 million 807,839 1.30 million Eritrea
1840s 2.20 million 854,435 1.35 million Eritrea
1850s 2.30 million 903,876 1.40 million Eritrea
1860s 2.40 million 956,652 1.44 million Eritrea
1870s 2.49 million 1.08 million 1.42 million Eritrea
1880s 2.59 million 1.23 million 1.36 million Eritrea
1890s 2.69 million 1.40 million 1.29 million Eritrea
1900s 2.80 million 1.58 million 1.22 million Eritrea
1910s 5.97 million 1.78 million 4.18 million Eritrea
1920s 6.57 million 1.97 million 4.59 million Eritrea
1930s 7.28 million 2.09 million 5.19 million Eritrea
1940s 8.04 million 2.91 million 5.13 million Eritrea
1950s 8.21 million 3.49 million 4.72 million Eritrea
1960s 8.68 million 4.76 million 3.92 million Eritrea
1970s 8.61 million 4.62 million 3.99 million Eritrea
1980s 8.58 million 4.64 million 3.95 million Eritrea
1990s 8.63 million 4.79 million 3.85 million Eritrea
2000s 5.52 million 4.80 million 711,450 Eritrea
2010s 5.58 million 5.78 million 205,410 Iraq

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 Iraq?
Iraq, at 5.78 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 Iraq?
205,410, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Iraq?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Eritrea and Iraq rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Eritrea ranks 61st and Iraq ranks 60th 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.