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

Ethiopia
17.42 million
in 2010
Peru
15.17 million
in 2010
Ethiopia rank
34th
Peru rank
37th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Peru
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 17.42 million against 15.17 million in Peru, a difference of 2.26 million.

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

Across all 24 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 34th and Peru ranks 37th of 179 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Peru Difference Ahead
1780s 5.08 million 1.98 million 3.09 million Ethiopia
1790s 5.13 million 1.97 million 3.16 million Ethiopia
1800s 5.19 million 1.95 million 3.23 million Ethiopia
1810s 5.24 million 1.94 million 3.30 million Ethiopia
1820s 5.30 million 1.93 million 3.37 million Ethiopia
1830s 7.24 million 2.25 million 5.00 million Ethiopia
1840s 9.15 million 2.56 million 6.59 million Ethiopia
1850s 11.02 million 2.92 million 8.10 million Ethiopia
1860s 12.85 million 3.36 million 9.49 million Ethiopia
1870s 14.65 million 3.79 million 10.87 million Ethiopia
1880s 16.41 million 4.46 million 11.95 million Ethiopia
1890s 18.14 million 5.91 million 12.23 million Ethiopia
1900s 19.84 million 7.03 million 12.81 million Ethiopia
1910s 20.43 million 7.77 million 12.66 million Ethiopia
1920s 22.70 million 8.56 million 14.14 million Ethiopia
1930s 25.21 million 9.39 million 15.82 million Ethiopia
1940s 27.97 million 10.45 million 17.52 million Ethiopia
1950s 30.96 million 11.21 million 19.75 million Ethiopia
1960s 34.31 million 14.56 million 19.75 million Ethiopia
1970s 28.23 million 14.22 million 14.00 million Ethiopia
1980s 27.71 million 14.14 million 13.57 million Ethiopia
1990s 27.50 million 16.16 million 11.34 million Ethiopia
2000s 16.84 million 14.66 million 2.18 million Ethiopia
2010s 17.42 million 15.17 million 2.26 million Ethiopia

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 Peru?
Ethiopia, at 17.42 million against 15.17 million in Peru as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Ethiopia and Peru?
2.26 million, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Peru?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Ethiopia and Peru rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Ethiopia ranks 34th and Peru ranks 37th 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.