Ethiopia vs Kenya: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Ethiopia
17.42 million
in 2010
Kenya
18.55 million
in 2010
Ethiopia rank
34th
Kenya rank
31st

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 18.55 million against 17.42 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.12 million.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Kenya ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 34th and Kenya ranks 31st of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 15 and Kenya in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Kenya Difference Ahead
1780s 5.08 million 9.29 million 4.21 million Kenya
1790s 5.13 million 9.42 million 4.29 million Kenya
1800s 5.19 million 9.56 million 4.37 million Kenya
1810s 5.24 million 9.69 million 4.45 million Kenya
1820s 5.30 million 9.98 million 4.68 million Kenya
1830s 7.24 million 10.28 million 3.04 million Kenya
1840s 9.15 million 10.60 million 1.45 million Kenya
1850s 11.02 million 10.92 million 98,000 Ethiopia
1860s 12.85 million 11.25 million 1.60 million Ethiopia
1870s 14.65 million 11.63 million 3.02 million Ethiopia
1880s 16.41 million 12.01 million 4.40 million Ethiopia
1890s 18.14 million 12.41 million 5.73 million Ethiopia
1900s 19.84 million 12.83 million 7.01 million Ethiopia
1910s 20.43 million 13.66 million 6.77 million Ethiopia
1920s 22.70 million 14.90 million 7.80 million Ethiopia
1930s 25.21 million 16.16 million 9.05 million Ethiopia
1940s 27.97 million 16.80 million 11.17 million Ethiopia
1950s 30.96 million 18.15 million 12.80 million Ethiopia
1960s 34.31 million 19.78 million 14.53 million Ethiopia
1970s 28.23 million 19.18 million 9.04 million Ethiopia
1980s 27.71 million 19.04 million 8.66 million Ethiopia
1990s 27.50 million 19.03 million 8.47 million Ethiopia
2000s 16.84 million 18.83 million 1.99 million Kenya
2010s 17.42 million 18.55 million 1.12 million Kenya

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?, Ethiopia or Kenya?
Kenya, at 18.55 million against 17.42 million in Ethiopia as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Ethiopia and Kenya?
1.12 million, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Ethiopia ranks 34th and Kenya ranks 31st 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.