Namibia vs Niger: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Namibia
26.28 million
in 2010
Niger
21.81 million
in 2010
Namibia rank
27th
Niger rank
29th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Namibia
- Niger
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 26.28 million against 21.81 million in Niger, a difference of 4.47 million.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Niger ahead.
Namibia ranks 27th and Niger ranks 29th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 15 and Niger in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 5.41 million | 10.54 million | 5.13 million | Niger |
| 1790s | 5.96 million | 10.74 million | 4.79 million | Niger |
| 1800s | 6.56 million | 10.95 million | 4.39 million | Niger |
| 1810s | 7.23 million | 11.16 million | 3.93 million | Niger |
| 1820s | 7.97 million | 11.39 million | 3.42 million | Niger |
| 1830s | 8.78 million | 11.61 million | 2.82 million | Niger |
| 1840s | 9.68 million | 11.84 million | 2.15 million | Niger |
| 1850s | 10.68 million | 12.07 million | 1.39 million | Niger |
| 1860s | 11.78 million | 12.31 million | 525,800 | Niger |
| 1870s | 13.00 million | 12.55 million | 448,800 | Namibia |
| 1880s | 14.35 million | 12.80 million | 1.55 million | Namibia |
| 1890s | 15.83 million | 13.06 million | 2.78 million | Namibia |
| 1900s | 17.48 million | 13.32 million | 4.16 million | Namibia |
| 1910s | 19.30 million | 13.59 million | 5.71 million | Namibia |
| 1920s | 21.32 million | 13.89 million | 7.43 million | Namibia |
| 1930s | 23.54 million | 14.19 million | 9.35 million | Namibia |
| 1940s | 25.98 million | 14.50 million | 11.49 million | Namibia |
| 1950s | 28.70 million | 14.52 million | 14.18 million | Namibia |
| 1960s | 36.75 million | 19.59 million | 17.15 million | Namibia |
| 1970s | 35.74 million | 19.58 million | 16.16 million | Namibia |
| 1980s | 34.63 million | 20.03 million | 14.60 million | Namibia |
| 1990s | 33.55 million | 21.39 million | 12.17 million | Namibia |
| 2000s | 27.92 million | 21.21 million | 6.70 million | Namibia |
| 2010s | 26.28 million | 21.81 million | 4.47 million | Namibia |
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?, Namibia or Niger?
- Namibia, at 26.28 million against 21.81 million in Niger as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Namibia and Niger?
- 4.47 million, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Niger?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Namibia and Niger rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Namibia ranks 27th and Niger ranks 29th 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.