Lesotho vs Malawi: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Lesotho
1.79 million
in 2010
Malawi
1.85 million
in 2010
Lesotho rank
86th
Malawi rank
85th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.85 million against 1.79 million in Lesotho, a difference of 62,650.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Malawi ahead.
Lesotho ranks 86th and Malawi ranks 85th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 15 and Malawi in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 356,306 | 424,744 | 68,438 | Malawi |
| 1790s | 361,168 | 428,609 | 67,441 | Malawi |
| 1800s | 366,057 | 432,802 | 66,745 | Malawi |
| 1810s | 371,053 | 437,412 | 66,359 | Malawi |
| 1820s | 403,720 | 451,837 | 48,117 | Malawi |
| 1830s | 439,152 | 467,069 | 27,917 | Malawi |
| 1840s | 477,917 | 490,603 | 12,686 | Malawi |
| 1850s | 519,958 | 516,520 | 3,438 | Lesotho |
| 1860s | 571,953 | 544,638 | 27,315 | Lesotho |
| 1870s | 636,251 | 590,804 | 45,447 | Lesotho |
| 1880s | 716,310 | 640,922 | 75,388 | Lesotho |
| 1890s | 795,788 | 695,678 | 100,110 | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 886,174 | 755,675 | 130,499 | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 994,928 | 822,475 | 172,453 | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 1.22 million | 967,964 | 254,346 | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 1.48 million | 1.16 million | 322,810 | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 1.76 million | 1.41 million | 348,880 | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 1.84 million | 1.63 million | 212,790 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 2.05 million | 1.90 million | 148,040 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1.86 million | 1.80 million | 61,550 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.81 million | 1.81 million | 590 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.80 million | 1.76 million | 41,340 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.77 million | 1.76 million | 13,560 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.79 million | 1.85 million | 62,650 | Malawi |
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 Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.85 million against 1.79 million in Lesotho as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Lesotho and Malawi?
- 62,650, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Lesotho ranks 86th and Malawi ranks 85th 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.