Ghana vs Iraq: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Ghana
6.93 million
in 2010
Iraq
5.78 million
in 2010
Ghana rank
57th
Iraq rank
60th

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

  • Ghana
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 6.93 million against 5.78 million in Iraq, a difference of 1.15 million.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

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

Ghana ranks 57th and Iraq ranks 60th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Iraq Difference Ahead
1780s 1.84 million 676,545 1.16 million Ghana
1790s 1.84 million 683,107 1.16 million Ghana
1800s 1.84 million 690,187 1.15 million Ghana
1810s 1.84 million 725,759 1.12 million Ghana
1820s 1.89 million 762,220 1.13 million Ghana
1830s 1.95 million 807,839 1.14 million Ghana
1840s 2.00 million 854,435 1.15 million Ghana
1850s 2.06 million 903,876 1.15 million Ghana
1860s 2.12 million 956,652 1.16 million Ghana
1870s 2.20 million 1.08 million 1.13 million Ghana
1880s 2.30 million 1.23 million 1.07 million Ghana
1890s 2.39 million 1.40 million 987,840 Ghana
1900s 2.49 million 1.58 million 910,320 Ghana
1910s 2.60 million 1.78 million 812,980 Ghana
1920s 3.14 million 1.97 million 1.16 million Ghana
1930s 3.72 million 2.09 million 1.63 million Ghana
1940s 4.52 million 2.91 million 1.60 million Ghana
1950s 5.44 million 3.49 million 1.95 million Ghana
1960s 7.49 million 4.76 million 2.73 million Ghana
1970s 7.07 million 4.62 million 2.45 million Ghana
1980s 7.07 million 4.64 million 2.43 million Ghana
1990s 7.08 million 4.79 million 2.29 million Ghana
2000s 6.99 million 4.80 million 2.18 million Ghana
2010s 6.93 million 5.78 million 1.15 million Ghana

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?, Ghana or Iraq?
Ghana, at 6.93 million against 5.78 million in Iraq as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Ghana and Iraq?
1.15 million, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iraq?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Ghana and Iraq rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Ghana ranks 57th and Iraq ranks 60th 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.