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

Uruguay
12.23 million
in 2010
Zambia
13.23 million
in 2010
Uruguay rank
43rd
Zambia rank
40th

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

  • Uruguay
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 13.23 million against 12.23 million in Uruguay, a difference of 995,000.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Zambia ahead.

Uruguay ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 40th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uruguay Zambia Difference Ahead
1780s 75,143 1.62 million 1.54 million Zambia
1790s 79,304 1.69 million 1.61 million Zambia
1800s 86,382 1.76 million 1.67 million Zambia
1810s 104,323 1.83 million 1.72 million Zambia
1820s 130,045 1.96 million 1.83 million Zambia
1830s 349,001 2.11 million 1.76 million Zambia
1840s 508,237 2.26 million 1.76 million Zambia
1850s 689,630 2.43 million 1.74 million Zambia
1860s 1.23 million 2.62 million 1.39 million Zambia
1870s 1.78 million 2.96 million 1.18 million Zambia
1880s 2.41 million 3.34 million 935,580 Zambia
1890s 3.56 million 3.78 million 222,140 Zambia
1900s 4.75 million 4.27 million 480,640 Uruguay
1910s 5.43 million 5.52 million 85,740 Zambia
1920s 7.01 million 6.87 million 144,880 Uruguay
1930s 8.63 million 8.54 million 89,500 Uruguay
1940s 10.25 million 10.65 million 403,500 Zambia
1950s 11.86 million 13.12 million 1.26 million Zambia
1960s 13.47 million 16.04 million 2.57 million Zambia
1970s 12.73 million 10.88 million 1.85 million Uruguay
1980s 12.66 million 10.80 million 1.86 million Uruguay
1990s 12.57 million 11.04 million 1.53 million Uruguay
2000s 12.50 million 12.08 million 412,400 Uruguay
2010s 12.23 million 13.23 million 995,000 Zambia

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?, Uruguay or Zambia?
Zambia, at 13.23 million against 12.23 million in Uruguay as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Uruguay and Zambia?
995,000, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Zambia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Uruguay and Zambia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Uruguay ranks 43rd 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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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.