Gabon vs Senegal: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Gabon
3.40 million
in 2010
Senegal
4.10 million
in 2010
Gabon rank
69th
Senegal rank
66th

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

  • Gabon
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 4.10 million against 3.40 million in Gabon, a difference of 706,290.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.

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

Gabon ranks 69th and Senegal ranks 66th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 19 and Senegal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Senegal Difference Ahead
1780s 1.70 million 1.28 million 414,960 Gabon
1790s 1.76 million 1.26 million 505,970 Gabon
1800s 1.84 million 1.24 million 599,260 Gabon
1810s 1.91 million 1.22 million 694,350 Gabon
1820s 2.00 million 1.25 million 745,400 Gabon
1830s 2.09 million 1.29 million 799,320 Gabon
1840s 2.19 million 1.33 million 856,330 Gabon
1850s 2.29 million 1.37 million 916,130 Gabon
1860s 2.39 million 1.41 million 979,600 Gabon
1870s 2.55 million 1.47 million 1.08 million Gabon
1880s 2.72 million 1.54 million 1.18 million Gabon
1890s 2.90 million 1.60 million 1.30 million Gabon
1900s 3.09 million 1.67 million 1.42 million Gabon
1910s 3.29 million 1.74 million 1.55 million Gabon
1920s 3.54 million 2.12 million 1.42 million Gabon
1930s 3.80 million 2.58 million 1.22 million Gabon
1940s 4.08 million 3.14 million 936,380 Gabon
1950s 4.38 million 3.65 million 729,160 Gabon
1960s 4.51 million 4.72 million 218,550 Senegal
1970s 4.30 million 4.22 million 77,600 Gabon
1980s 4.11 million 4.20 million 83,500 Senegal
1990s 4.05 million 4.22 million 168,960 Senegal
2000s 3.47 million 4.14 million 669,620 Senegal
2010s 3.40 million 4.10 million 706,290 Senegal

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?, Gabon or Senegal?
Senegal, at 4.10 million against 3.40 million in Gabon as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Gabon and Senegal?
706,290, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Senegal?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Gabon and Senegal rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Gabon ranks 69th and Senegal ranks 66th 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.