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

Venezuela
14.19 million
in 2010
Zambia
13.23 million
in 2010
Venezuela rank
39th
Zambia rank
40th

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

  • Venezuela
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 14.19 million against 13.23 million in Zambia, a difference of 967,300.

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

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

Venezuela ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 40th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Venezuela averaged higher in 11 and Zambia in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Venezuela Zambia Difference Ahead
1780s 1.11 million 1.62 million 504,900 Zambia
1790s 1.13 million 1.69 million 551,240 Zambia
1800s 1.16 million 1.76 million 599,400 Zambia
1810s 1.18 million 1.83 million 649,630 Zambia
1820s 1.44 million 1.96 million 525,410 Zambia
1830s 1.76 million 2.11 million 343,670 Zambia
1840s 2.15 million 2.26 million 110,970 Zambia
1850s 2.63 million 2.43 million 192,560 Venezuela
1860s 3.21 million 2.62 million 595,010 Venezuela
1870s 3.62 million 2.96 million 667,080 Venezuela
1880s 4.08 million 3.34 million 739,460 Venezuela
1890s 4.64 million 3.78 million 863,790 Venezuela
1900s 4.78 million 4.27 million 509,590 Venezuela
1910s 4.87 million 5.52 million 645,990 Zambia
1920s 4.96 million 6.87 million 1.91 million Zambia
1930s 6.43 million 8.54 million 2.12 million Zambia
1940s 7.68 million 10.65 million 2.97 million Zambia
1950s 10.24 million 13.12 million 2.88 million Zambia
1960s 14.14 million 16.04 million 1.90 million Zambia
1970s 13.55 million 10.88 million 2.67 million Venezuela
1980s 13.86 million 10.80 million 3.05 million Venezuela
1990s 14.25 million 11.04 million 3.21 million Venezuela
2000s 14.18 million 12.08 million 2.09 million Venezuela
2010s 14.19 million 13.23 million 967,300 Venezuela

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?, Venezuela or Zambia?
Venezuela, at 14.19 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 Venezuela and Zambia?
967,300, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela and Zambia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Venezuela and Zambia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Venezuela ranks 39th 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.