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

Ireland
2.18 million
in 2010
Nicaragua
2.12 million
in 2010
Ireland rank
78th
Nicaragua rank
81st

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

  • Ireland
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 2.18 million against 2.12 million in Nicaragua, a difference of 53,970.

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

Ireland ranks 78th and Nicaragua ranks 81st of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1780s 2.27 million 238,828 2.03 million Ireland
1790s 2.30 million 248,714 2.05 million Ireland
1800s 2.11 million 259,233 1.85 million Ireland
1810s 1.69 million 270,102 1.42 million Ireland
1820s 1.13 million 281,465 850,415 Ireland
1830s 823,217 331,042 492,175 Ireland
1840s 641,134 373,754 267,380 Ireland
1850s 1.52 million 422,648 1.10 million Ireland
1860s 2.19 million 440,313 1.75 million Ireland
1870s 2.49 million 456,153 2.03 million Ireland
1880s 2.68 million 503,050 2.18 million Ireland
1890s 3.02 million 557,500 2.46 million Ireland
1900s 3.21 million 618,638 2.59 million Ireland
1910s 3.31 million 687,483 2.62 million Ireland
1920s 3.37 million 767,800 2.61 million Ireland
1930s 3.10 million 945,144 2.15 million Ireland
1940s 3.26 million 1.11 million 2.15 million Ireland
1950s 3.40 million 1.43 million 1.97 million Ireland
1960s 3.39 million 1.89 million 1.50 million Ireland
1970s 3.58 million 1.99 million 1.59 million Ireland
1980s 3.85 million 2.06 million 1.78 million Ireland
1990s 3.61 million 1.85 million 1.76 million Ireland
2000s 2.54 million 2.05 million 493,020 Ireland
2010s 2.18 million 2.12 million 53,970 Ireland

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?, Ireland or Nicaragua?
Ireland, at 2.18 million against 2.12 million in Nicaragua as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Ireland and Nicaragua?
53,970, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Nicaragua?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Ireland and Nicaragua rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Ireland ranks 78th 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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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.