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