Paraguay vs Tanzania: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Paraguay
16.29 million
in 2010
Tanzania
14.43 million
in 2010
Paraguay rank
35th
Tanzania rank
38th

How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time

  • Paraguay
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 16.29 million against 14.43 million in Tanzania, a difference of 1.86 million.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Tanzania ahead.

Paraguay ranks 35th and Tanzania ranks 38th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Tanzania Difference Ahead
1780s 1.82 million 5.59 million 3.77 million Tanzania
1790s 1.90 million 5.51 million 3.61 million Tanzania
1800s 1.97 million 5.42 million 3.45 million Tanzania
1810s 2.27 million 5.34 million 3.07 million Tanzania
1820s 2.57 million 5.34 million 2.78 million Tanzania
1830s 2.87 million 5.35 million 2.49 million Tanzania
1840s 3.14 million 5.36 million 2.22 million Tanzania
1850s 3.42 million 5.37 million 1.95 million Tanzania
1860s 3.59 million 5.38 million 1.79 million Tanzania
1870s 3.74 million 5.56 million 1.82 million Tanzania
1880s 3.88 million 5.74 million 1.85 million Tanzania
1890s 4.10 million 5.92 million 1.82 million Tanzania
1900s 4.25 million 5.86 million 1.61 million Tanzania
1910s 5.51 million 6.05 million 536,020 Tanzania
1920s 6.81 million 7.09 million 285,800 Tanzania
1930s 8.04 million 8.31 million 269,290 Tanzania
1940s 9.33 million 9.73 million 393,410 Tanzania
1950s 10.56 million 10.73 million 174,600 Tanzania
1960s 13.48 million 12.91 million 571,400 Paraguay
1970s 14.05 million 13.61 million 436,200 Paraguay
1980s 15.20 million 14.74 million 455,900 Paraguay
1990s 18.44 million 14.65 million 3.79 million Paraguay
2000s 16.30 million 13.95 million 2.35 million Paraguay
2010s 16.29 million 14.43 million 1.86 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 Tanzania?
Paraguay, at 16.29 million against 14.43 million in Tanzania as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Paraguay and Tanzania?
1.86 million, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Tanzania?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Paraguay and Tanzania rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Paraguay ranks 35th and Tanzania ranks 38th 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.