Mongolia vs Somalia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Mongolia
68.22 percent
in 2023
Somalia
68.54 percent
in 2023
Mongolia rank
10th
Somalia rank
8th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Mongolia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 68.54 percent against 68.22 percent in Mongolia, a difference of 0.32 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 8th of 209 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.41 percent | 68.54 percent | 21.87 percent | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 86.41 percent | 68.54 percent | 17.87 percent | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 79.8 percent | 68.54 percent | 11.26 percent | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 79.16 percent | 68.54 percent | 10.62 percent | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 75.93 percent | 68.54 percent | 7.39 percent | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 72.22 percent | 68.54 percent | 3.67 percent | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 70.59 percent | 68.54 percent | 2.05 percent | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Mongolia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 68.54 percent against 68.22 percent in Mongolia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Mongolia and Somalia?
- 0.32 percent, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Somalia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mongolia and Somalia rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Mongolia ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 8th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).