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

Paraguay
16.29 million
in 2010
Yemen
17.94 million
in 2010
Paraguay rank
35th
Yemen rank
33rd

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

  • Paraguay
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 17.94 million against 16.29 million in Paraguay, a difference of 1.65 million.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Yemen ahead.

Paraguay ranks 35th and Yemen ranks 33rd of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Yemen Difference Ahead
1780s 1.82 million 5.33 million 3.51 million Yemen
1790s 1.90 million 5.51 million 3.62 million Yemen
1800s 1.97 million 5.71 million 3.73 million Yemen
1810s 2.27 million 5.90 million 3.64 million Yemen
1820s 2.57 million 6.11 million 3.54 million Yemen
1830s 2.87 million 6.32 million 3.45 million Yemen
1840s 3.14 million 6.59 million 3.45 million Yemen
1850s 3.42 million 6.88 million 3.46 million Yemen
1860s 3.59 million 7.19 million 3.60 million Yemen
1870s 3.74 million 7.51 million 3.77 million Yemen
1880s 3.88 million 7.98 million 4.10 million Yemen
1890s 4.10 million 8.48 million 4.39 million Yemen
1900s 4.25 million 9.00 million 4.75 million Yemen
1910s 5.51 million 9.55 million 4.04 million Yemen
1920s 6.81 million 10.53 million 3.73 million Yemen
1930s 8.04 million 11.58 million 3.54 million Yemen
1940s 9.33 million 12.68 million 3.35 million Yemen
1950s 10.56 million 13.85 million 3.29 million Yemen
1960s 13.48 million 17.28 million 3.80 million Yemen
1970s 14.05 million 17.28 million 3.23 million Yemen
1980s 15.20 million 17.27 million 2.08 million Yemen
1990s 18.44 million 17.93 million 507,000 Paraguay
2000s 16.30 million 17.92 million 1.62 million Yemen
2010s 16.29 million 17.94 million 1.65 million Yemen

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 Yemen?
Yemen, at 17.94 million against 16.29 million in Paraguay as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Paraguay and Yemen?
1.65 million, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Yemen?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Paraguay and Yemen rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Paraguay ranks 35th and Yemen ranks 33rd 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.