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

Peru
15.17 million
in 2010
Tanzania
14.43 million
in 2010
Peru rank
37th
Tanzania rank
38th

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

  • Peru
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 15.17 million against 14.43 million in Tanzania, a difference of 738,500.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Tanzania ahead.

Peru ranks 37th and Tanzania ranks 38th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 11 and Tanzania in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Tanzania Difference Ahead
1780s 1.98 million 5.59 million 3.61 million Tanzania
1790s 1.97 million 5.51 million 3.54 million Tanzania
1800s 1.95 million 5.42 million 3.47 million Tanzania
1810s 1.94 million 5.34 million 3.40 million Tanzania
1820s 1.93 million 5.34 million 3.42 million Tanzania
1830s 2.25 million 5.35 million 3.11 million Tanzania
1840s 2.56 million 5.36 million 2.80 million Tanzania
1850s 2.92 million 5.37 million 2.45 million Tanzania
1860s 3.36 million 5.38 million 2.02 million Tanzania
1870s 3.79 million 5.56 million 1.77 million Tanzania
1880s 4.46 million 5.74 million 1.27 million Tanzania
1890s 5.91 million 5.92 million 9,460 Tanzania
1900s 7.03 million 5.86 million 1.17 million Peru
1910s 7.77 million 6.05 million 1.72 million Peru
1920s 8.56 million 7.09 million 1.47 million Peru
1930s 9.39 million 8.31 million 1.08 million Peru
1940s 10.45 million 9.73 million 724,010 Peru
1950s 11.21 million 10.73 million 476,000 Peru
1960s 14.56 million 12.91 million 1.65 million Peru
1970s 14.22 million 13.61 million 607,400 Peru
1980s 14.14 million 14.74 million 606,500 Tanzania
1990s 16.16 million 14.65 million 1.51 million Peru
2000s 14.66 million 13.95 million 711,400 Peru
2010s 15.17 million 14.43 million 738,500 Peru

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?, Peru or Tanzania?
Peru, at 15.17 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 Peru and Tanzania?
738,500, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Tanzania?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Peru and Tanzania rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Peru ranks 37th 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.