Lesotho vs Liberia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Lesotho
1.79 million
in 2010
Liberia
1.70 million
in 2010
Lesotho rank
86th
Liberia rank
87th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.79 million against 1.70 million in Liberia, a difference of 87,960.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

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

Lesotho ranks 86th and Liberia ranks 87th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Liberia Difference Ahead
1780s 356,306 261,982 94,324 Lesotho
1790s 361,168 267,209 93,959 Lesotho
1800s 366,057 272,552 93,505 Lesotho
1810s 371,053 278,295 92,758 Lesotho
1820s 403,720 286,086 117,634 Lesotho
1830s 439,152 294,002 145,150 Lesotho
1840s 477,917 302,311 175,606 Lesotho
1850s 519,958 310,740 209,218 Lesotho
1860s 571,953 319,482 252,471 Lesotho
1870s 636,251 334,106 302,145 Lesotho
1880s 716,310 349,294 367,016 Lesotho
1890s 795,788 365,769 430,019 Lesotho
1900s 886,174 383,222 502,952 Lesotho
1910s 994,928 402,009 592,919 Lesotho
1920s 1.22 million 549,955 672,355 Lesotho
1930s 1.48 million 754,139 726,151 Lesotho
1940s 1.76 million 1.03 million 725,180 Lesotho
1950s 1.84 million 1.41 million 437,930 Lesotho
1960s 2.05 million 1.80 million 252,480 Lesotho
1970s 1.86 million 1.80 million 60,190 Lesotho
1980s 1.81 million 1.76 million 41,550 Lesotho
1990s 1.80 million 1.76 million 42,440 Lesotho
2000s 1.77 million 1.74 million 37,760 Lesotho
2010s 1.79 million 1.70 million 87,960 Lesotho

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?, Lesotho or Liberia?
Lesotho, at 1.79 million against 1.70 million in Liberia as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Lesotho and Liberia?
87,960, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Lesotho and Liberia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Lesotho ranks 86th and Liberia ranks 87th 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.