Paraguay vs Peru: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Paraguay
16.29 million
in 2010
Peru
15.17 million
in 2010
Paraguay rank
35th
Peru rank
37th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Paraguay
- Peru
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 16.29 million against 15.17 million in Peru, a difference of 1.12 million.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Peru ahead.
Paraguay ranks 35th and Peru ranks 37th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 11 and Peru in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1.82 million | 1.98 million | 160,320 | Peru |
| 1790s | 1.90 million | 1.97 million | 73,550 | Peru |
| 1800s | 1.97 million | 1.95 million | 18,000 | Paraguay |
| 1810s | 2.27 million | 1.94 million | 326,650 | Paraguay |
| 1820s | 2.57 million | 1.93 million | 639,980 | Paraguay |
| 1830s | 2.87 million | 2.25 million | 619,800 | Paraguay |
| 1840s | 3.14 million | 2.56 million | 582,450 | Paraguay |
| 1850s | 3.42 million | 2.92 million | 503,120 | Paraguay |
| 1860s | 3.59 million | 3.36 million | 227,180 | Paraguay |
| 1870s | 3.74 million | 3.79 million | 49,330 | Peru |
| 1880s | 3.88 million | 4.46 million | 580,190 | Peru |
| 1890s | 4.10 million | 5.91 million | 1.81 million | Peru |
| 1900s | 4.25 million | 7.03 million | 2.78 million | Peru |
| 1910s | 5.51 million | 7.77 million | 2.26 million | Peru |
| 1920s | 6.81 million | 8.56 million | 1.75 million | Peru |
| 1930s | 8.04 million | 9.39 million | 1.35 million | Peru |
| 1940s | 9.33 million | 10.45 million | 1.12 million | Peru |
| 1950s | 10.56 million | 11.21 million | 650,600 | Peru |
| 1960s | 13.48 million | 14.56 million | 1.08 million | Peru |
| 1970s | 14.05 million | 14.22 million | 171,200 | Peru |
| 1980s | 15.20 million | 14.14 million | 1.06 million | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 18.44 million | 16.16 million | 2.28 million | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 16.30 million | 14.66 million | 1.64 million | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 16.29 million | 15.17 million | 1.12 million | Paraguay |
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?, Paraguay or Peru?
- Paraguay, at 16.29 million against 15.17 million in Peru as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Paraguay and Peru?
- 1.12 million, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Peru?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Paraguay and Peru rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Paraguay ranks 35th and Peru ranks 37th 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.