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
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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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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.