Madagascar vs Nigeria: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Madagascar
32.82 million
in 2010
Nigeria
31.28 million
in 2010
Madagascar rank
18th
Nigeria rank
19th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Madagascar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 32.82 million against 31.28 million in Nigeria, a difference of 1.53 million.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Nigeria ahead.
Madagascar ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 7.60 million | 8.60 million | 997,380 | Nigeria |
| 1790s | 7.90 million | 9.03 million | 1.14 million | Nigeria |
| 1800s | 8.20 million | 9.49 million | 1.29 million | Nigeria |
| 1810s | 8.52 million | 9.97 million | 1.45 million | Nigeria |
| 1820s | 8.91 million | 10.63 million | 1.71 million | Nigeria |
| 1830s | 9.32 million | 11.33 million | 2.01 million | Nigeria |
| 1840s | 9.75 million | 12.08 million | 2.33 million | Nigeria |
| 1850s | 10.19 million | 12.88 million | 2.68 million | Nigeria |
| 1860s | 10.66 million | 13.73 million | 3.07 million | Nigeria |
| 1870s | 11.27 million | 14.77 million | 3.50 million | Nigeria |
| 1880s | 11.91 million | 15.88 million | 3.97 million | Nigeria |
| 1890s | 12.58 million | 17.07 million | 4.49 million | Nigeria |
| 1900s | 13.30 million | 18.36 million | 5.06 million | Nigeria |
| 1910s | 15.96 million | 20.38 million | 4.42 million | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 18.09 million | 23.21 million | 5.12 million | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 20.62 million | 25.71 million | 5.10 million | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 23.52 million | 28.47 million | 4.95 million | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 26.61 million | 31.51 million | 4.90 million | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 30.31 million | 34.80 million | 4.49 million | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 30.32 million | 34.52 million | 4.20 million | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 30.32 million | 34.49 million | 4.18 million | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 30.12 million | 34.18 million | 4.06 million | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 33.08 million | 32.01 million | 1.07 million | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 32.82 million | 31.28 million | 1.53 million | Madagascar |
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?, Madagascar or Nigeria?
- Madagascar, at 32.82 million against 31.28 million in Nigeria as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 1.53 million, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Madagascar ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 19th 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.