Guatemala vs Nicaragua: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Guatemala
1.97 million
in 2010
Nicaragua
2.12 million
in 2010
Guatemala rank
82nd
Nicaragua rank
81st

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

  • Guatemala
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 2.12 million against 1.97 million in Guatemala, a difference of 155,110.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

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

Guatemala ranks 82nd and Nicaragua ranks 81st of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1780s 228,740 238,828 10,088 Nicaragua
1790s 222,303 248,714 26,411 Nicaragua
1800s 215,927 259,233 43,306 Nicaragua
1810s 209,848 270,102 60,254 Nicaragua
1820s 203,917 281,465 77,548 Nicaragua
1830s 226,445 331,042 104,597 Nicaragua
1840s 249,444 373,754 124,310 Nicaragua
1850s 274,589 422,648 148,059 Nicaragua
1860s 304,684 440,313 135,629 Nicaragua
1870s 333,374 456,153 122,779 Nicaragua
1880s 355,275 503,050 147,775 Nicaragua
1890s 369,592 557,500 187,908 Nicaragua
1900s 383,675 618,638 234,963 Nicaragua
1910s 418,351 687,483 269,132 Nicaragua
1920s 455,596 767,800 312,204 Nicaragua
1930s 496,548 945,144 448,596 Nicaragua
1940s 605,350 1.11 million 507,210 Nicaragua
1950s 824,875 1.43 million 606,625 Nicaragua
1960s 1.08 million 1.89 million 811,840 Nicaragua
1970s 1.16 million 1.99 million 833,070 Nicaragua
1980s 1.25 million 2.06 million 817,930 Nicaragua
1990s 2.01 million 1.85 million 166,540 Guatemala
2000s 2.02 million 2.05 million 21,200 Nicaragua
2010s 1.97 million 2.12 million 155,110 Nicaragua

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?, Guatemala or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 2.12 million against 1.97 million in Guatemala as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
155,110, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Guatemala ranks 82nd and Nicaragua ranks 81st 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.