Afghanistan vs Mali: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Afghanistan
29.01 million
in 2010
Mali
30.75 million
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Mali rank
21st

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 30.75 million against 29.01 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.74 million.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Mali ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Mali ranks 21st of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mali Difference Ahead
1780s 3.76 million 11.66 million 7.89 million Mali
1790s 4.06 million 12.17 million 8.12 million Mali
1800s 4.38 million 12.72 million 8.34 million Mali
1810s 4.71 million 13.28 million 8.57 million Mali
1820s 5.08 million 13.88 million 8.81 million Mali
1830s 5.52 million 14.51 million 9.00 million Mali
1840s 6.12 million 15.17 million 9.05 million Mali
1850s 6.80 million 15.86 million 9.06 million Mali
1860s 7.55 million 16.58 million 9.03 million Mali
1870s 8.37 million 17.34 million 8.97 million Mali
1880s 9.43 million 18.14 million 8.71 million Mali
1890s 10.74 million 18.98 million 8.24 million Mali
1900s 12.21 million 19.86 million 7.65 million Mali
1910s 13.88 million 20.78 million 6.90 million Mali
1920s 16.09 million 21.80 million 5.71 million Mali
1930s 18.48 million 22.87 million 4.39 million Mali
1940s 21.06 million 24.01 million 2.95 million Mali
1950s 23.78 million 23.26 million 523,800 Afghanistan
1960s 29.01 million 28.23 million 783,400 Afghanistan
1970s 29.04 million 28.12 million 923,500 Afghanistan
1980s 29.09 million 28.14 million 949,900 Afghanistan
1990s 29.13 million 28.11 million 1.02 million Afghanistan
2000s 29.02 million 30.41 million 1.38 million Mali
2010s 29.01 million 30.75 million 1.74 million Mali

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?, Afghanistan or Mali?
Mali, at 30.75 million against 29.01 million in Afghanistan as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Afghanistan and Mali?
1.74 million, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mali?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and Mali rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Mali ranks 21st 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.