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

Liberia
1.70 million
in 2010
Malawi
1.85 million
in 2010
Liberia rank
87th
Malawi rank
85th

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

  • Liberia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.85 million against 1.70 million in Liberia, a difference of 150,610.

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

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

Liberia ranks 87th and Malawi ranks 85th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Malawi Difference Ahead
1780s 261,982 424,744 162,762 Malawi
1790s 267,209 428,609 161,400 Malawi
1800s 272,552 432,802 160,250 Malawi
1810s 278,295 437,412 159,117 Malawi
1820s 286,086 451,837 165,751 Malawi
1830s 294,002 467,069 173,067 Malawi
1840s 302,311 490,603 188,292 Malawi
1850s 310,740 516,520 205,780 Malawi
1860s 319,482 544,638 225,156 Malawi
1870s 334,106 590,804 256,698 Malawi
1880s 349,294 640,922 291,628 Malawi
1890s 365,769 695,678 329,909 Malawi
1900s 383,222 755,675 372,453 Malawi
1910s 402,009 822,475 420,466 Malawi
1920s 549,955 967,964 418,009 Malawi
1930s 754,139 1.16 million 403,341 Malawi
1940s 1.03 million 1.41 million 376,300 Malawi
1950s 1.41 million 1.63 million 225,140 Malawi
1960s 1.80 million 1.90 million 104,440 Malawi
1970s 1.80 million 1.80 million 1,360 Liberia
1980s 1.76 million 1.81 million 42,140 Malawi
1990s 1.76 million 1.76 million 1,100 Malawi
2000s 1.74 million 1.76 million 24,200 Malawi
2010s 1.70 million 1.85 million 150,610 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?, Liberia or Malawi?
Malawi, at 1.85 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 Liberia and Malawi?
150,610, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malawi?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Liberia and Malawi rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Liberia ranks 87th 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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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.