Tanzania vs Zambia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Tanzania
14.43 million
in 2010
Zambia
13.23 million
in 2010
Tanzania rank
38th
Zambia rank
40th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 14.43 million against 13.23 million in Zambia, a difference of 1.20 million.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 40th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 20 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 5.59 million | 1.62 million | 3.97 million | Tanzania |
| 1790s | 5.51 million | 1.69 million | 3.82 million | Tanzania |
| 1800s | 5.42 million | 1.76 million | 3.67 million | Tanzania |
| 1810s | 5.34 million | 1.83 million | 3.51 million | Tanzania |
| 1820s | 5.34 million | 1.96 million | 3.38 million | Tanzania |
| 1830s | 5.35 million | 2.11 million | 3.24 million | Tanzania |
| 1840s | 5.36 million | 2.26 million | 3.10 million | Tanzania |
| 1850s | 5.37 million | 2.43 million | 2.94 million | Tanzania |
| 1860s | 5.38 million | 2.62 million | 2.76 million | Tanzania |
| 1870s | 5.56 million | 2.96 million | 2.60 million | Tanzania |
| 1880s | 5.74 million | 3.34 million | 2.39 million | Tanzania |
| 1890s | 5.92 million | 3.78 million | 2.14 million | Tanzania |
| 1900s | 5.86 million | 4.27 million | 1.58 million | Tanzania |
| 1910s | 6.05 million | 5.52 million | 529,340 | Tanzania |
| 1920s | 7.09 million | 6.87 million | 221,210 | Tanzania |
| 1930s | 8.31 million | 8.54 million | 237,250 | Zambia |
| 1940s | 9.73 million | 10.65 million | 928,310 | Zambia |
| 1950s | 10.73 million | 13.12 million | 2.39 million | Zambia |
| 1960s | 12.91 million | 16.04 million | 3.12 million | Zambia |
| 1970s | 13.61 million | 10.88 million | 2.74 million | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 14.74 million | 10.80 million | 3.94 million | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 14.65 million | 11.04 million | 3.61 million | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 13.95 million | 12.08 million | 1.86 million | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 14.43 million | 13.23 million | 1.20 million | Tanzania |
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?, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Tanzania, at 14.43 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 Tanzania and Zambia?
- 1.20 million, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Tanzania ranks 38th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.