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

Peru
15.17 million
in 2010
Zambia
13.23 million
in 2010
Peru rank
37th
Zambia rank
40th

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

  • Peru
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 15.17 million against 13.23 million in Zambia, a difference of 1.94 million.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 40th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 20 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Zambia Difference Ahead
1780s 1.98 million 1.62 million 367,120 Peru
1790s 1.97 million 1.69 million 283,860 Peru
1800s 1.95 million 1.76 million 198,680 Peru
1810s 1.94 million 1.83 million 110,150 Peru
1820s 1.93 million 1.96 million 34,210 Zambia
1830s 2.25 million 2.11 million 139,400 Peru
1840s 2.56 million 2.26 million 295,120 Peru
1850s 2.92 million 2.43 million 482,340 Peru
1860s 3.36 million 2.62 million 746,220 Peru
1870s 3.79 million 2.96 million 828,050 Peru
1880s 4.46 million 3.34 million 1.12 million Peru
1890s 5.91 million 3.78 million 2.13 million Peru
1900s 7.03 million 4.27 million 2.75 million Peru
1910s 7.77 million 5.52 million 2.25 million Peru
1920s 8.56 million 6.87 million 1.69 million Peru
1930s 9.39 million 8.54 million 843,800 Peru
1940s 10.45 million 10.65 million 204,300 Zambia
1950s 11.21 million 13.12 million 1.91 million Zambia
1960s 14.56 million 16.04 million 1.48 million Zambia
1970s 14.22 million 10.88 million 3.34 million Peru
1980s 14.14 million 10.80 million 3.33 million Peru
1990s 16.16 million 11.04 million 5.12 million Peru
2000s 14.66 million 12.08 million 2.58 million Peru
2010s 15.17 million 13.23 million 1.94 million 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 Zambia?
Peru, at 15.17 million against 13.23 million in Zambia as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Peru and Zambia?
1.94 million, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zambia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Peru and Zambia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Peru ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 40th 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.