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

Eritrea
5.58 million
in 2010
United Kingdom
5.15 million
in 2010
Eritrea rank
61st
United Kingdom rank
62nd

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

  • Eritrea
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 5.58 million against 5.15 million in United Kingdom, a difference of 430,090.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

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

Eritrea ranks 61st and United Kingdom ranks 62nd of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 8 and United Kingdom in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1780s 1.81 million 4.42 million 2.62 million United Kingdom
1790s 1.85 million 4.42 million 2.57 million United Kingdom
1800s 1.90 million 4.41 million 2.51 million United Kingdom
1810s 1.94 million 4.37 million 2.43 million United Kingdom
1820s 2.02 million 4.30 million 2.28 million United Kingdom
1830s 2.11 million 4.27 million 2.16 million United Kingdom
1840s 2.20 million 4.26 million 2.05 million United Kingdom
1850s 2.30 million 4.34 million 2.04 million United Kingdom
1860s 2.40 million 4.63 million 2.23 million United Kingdom
1870s 2.49 million 4.91 million 2.42 million United Kingdom
1880s 2.59 million 5.21 million 2.62 million United Kingdom
1890s 2.69 million 5.54 million 2.84 million United Kingdom
1900s 2.80 million 5.89 million 3.09 million United Kingdom
1910s 5.97 million 6.27 million 305,000 United Kingdom
1920s 6.57 million 6.69 million 125,020 United Kingdom
1930s 7.28 million 7.17 million 114,780 Eritrea
1940s 8.04 million 7.74 million 300,900 Eritrea
1950s 8.21 million 7.50 million 706,060 Eritrea
1960s 8.68 million 7.32 million 1.36 million Eritrea
1970s 8.61 million 6.71 million 1.90 million Eritrea
1980s 8.58 million 6.31 million 2.27 million Eritrea
1990s 8.63 million 6.15 million 2.48 million Eritrea
2000s 5.52 million 5.61 million 98,970 United Kingdom
2010s 5.58 million 5.15 million 430,090 Eritrea

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 United Kingdom?
Eritrea, at 5.58 million against 5.15 million in United Kingdom as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Eritrea and United Kingdom?
430,090, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and United Kingdom?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Eritrea and United Kingdom rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Eritrea ranks 61st and United Kingdom ranks 62nd 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.