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

Lesotho
1.79 million
in 2010
Sierra Leone
1.94 million
in 2010
Lesotho rank
86th
Sierra Leone rank
84th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.94 million against 1.79 million in Lesotho, a difference of 154,100.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Lesotho ranks 86th and Sierra Leone ranks 84th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1780s 356,306 491,590 135,284 Sierra Leone
1790s 361,168 509,528 148,360 Sierra Leone
1800s 366,057 528,134 162,077 Sierra Leone
1810s 371,053 547,530 176,477 Sierra Leone
1820s 403,720 576,472 172,752 Sierra Leone
1830s 439,152 607,142 167,990 Sierra Leone
1840s 477,917 639,328 161,411 Sierra Leone
1850s 519,958 673,148 153,190 Sierra Leone
1860s 571,953 708,849 136,896 Sierra Leone
1870s 636,251 759,095 122,844 Sierra Leone
1880s 716,310 813,071 96,761 Sierra Leone
1890s 795,788 870,176 74,388 Sierra Leone
1900s 886,174 931,073 44,899 Sierra Leone
1910s 994,928 995,380 452 Sierra Leone
1920s 1.22 million 1.14 million 79,010 Lesotho
1930s 1.48 million 1.32 million 157,340 Lesotho
1940s 1.76 million 1.53 million 226,220 Lesotho
1950s 1.84 million 1.75 million 97,040 Lesotho
1960s 2.05 million 2.04 million 12,760 Lesotho
1970s 1.86 million 2.04 million 181,670 Sierra Leone
1980s 1.81 million 2.04 million 233,300 Sierra Leone
1990s 1.80 million 2.01 million 210,870 Sierra Leone
2000s 1.77 million 1.99 million 220,630 Sierra Leone
2010s 1.79 million 1.94 million 154,100 Sierra Leone

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 Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.94 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 Sierra Leone?
154,100, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Lesotho and Sierra Leone rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Lesotho ranks 86th and Sierra Leone ranks 84th 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.