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