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