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