Malawi vs Sierra Leone: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Malawi
1.85 million
in 2010
Sierra Leone
1.94 million
in 2010
Malawi rank
85th
Sierra Leone rank
84th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.94 million against 1.85 million in Malawi, a difference of 91,450.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 85th and Sierra Leone ranks 84th of 179 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 424,744 | 491,590 | 66,846 | Sierra Leone |
| 1790s | 428,609 | 509,528 | 80,919 | Sierra Leone |
| 1800s | 432,802 | 528,134 | 95,332 | Sierra Leone |
| 1810s | 437,412 | 547,530 | 110,118 | Sierra Leone |
| 1820s | 451,837 | 576,472 | 124,635 | Sierra Leone |
| 1830s | 467,069 | 607,142 | 140,073 | Sierra Leone |
| 1840s | 490,603 | 639,328 | 148,725 | Sierra Leone |
| 1850s | 516,520 | 673,148 | 156,628 | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 544,638 | 708,849 | 164,211 | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 590,804 | 759,095 | 168,291 | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 640,922 | 813,071 | 172,149 | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 695,678 | 870,176 | 174,498 | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 755,675 | 931,073 | 175,398 | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 822,475 | 995,380 | 172,905 | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 967,964 | 1.14 million | 175,336 | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 1.16 million | 1.32 million | 165,470 | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 1.41 million | 1.53 million | 122,660 | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 1.63 million | 1.75 million | 115,750 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 1.90 million | 2.04 million | 135,280 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1.80 million | 2.04 million | 243,220 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.81 million | 2.04 million | 232,710 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1.76 million | 2.01 million | 252,210 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1.76 million | 1.99 million | 234,190 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.85 million | 1.94 million | 91,450 | 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?, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.94 million against 1.85 million in Malawi as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 91,450, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Malawi ranks 85th 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.