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