Libya vs Uruguay: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Libya
11.99 million
in 2010
Uruguay
12.23 million
in 2010
Libya rank
44th
Uruguay rank
43rd

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

  • Libya
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 12.23 million against 11.99 million in Libya, a difference of 245,900.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 12 and Uruguay in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Uruguay Difference Ahead
1780s 2.97 million 75,143 2.90 million Libya
1790s 3.00 million 79,304 2.92 million Libya
1800s 3.02 million 86,382 2.94 million Libya
1810s 3.05 million 104,323 2.94 million Libya
1820s 3.30 million 130,045 3.17 million Libya
1830s 3.34 million 349,001 2.99 million Libya
1840s 3.37 million 508,237 2.87 million Libya
1850s 3.41 million 689,630 2.72 million Libya
1860s 3.45 million 1.23 million 2.22 million Libya
1870s 3.49 million 1.78 million 1.71 million Libya
1880s 3.53 million 2.41 million 1.12 million Libya
1890s 3.74 million 3.56 million 180,800 Libya
1900s 4.26 million 4.75 million 490,270 Uruguay
1910s 4.44 million 5.43 million 991,850 Uruguay
1920s 4.44 million 7.01 million 2.57 million Uruguay
1930s 4.43 million 8.63 million 4.21 million Uruguay
1940s 5.63 million 10.25 million 4.62 million Uruguay
1950s 6.43 million 11.86 million 5.42 million Uruguay
1960s 8.45 million 13.47 million 5.02 million Uruguay
1970s 10.04 million 12.73 million 2.68 million Uruguay
1980s 11.86 million 12.66 million 798,000 Uruguay
1990s 12.10 million 12.57 million 466,600 Uruguay
2000s 11.81 million 12.50 million 689,400 Uruguay
2010s 11.99 million 12.23 million 245,900 Uruguay

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?, Libya or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 12.23 million against 11.99 million in Libya as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Libya and Uruguay?
245,900, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Uruguay?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Libya and Uruguay rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Libya ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 43rd 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.