Argentina vs Mexico: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Argentina
87.63 million
in 2010
Mexico
67.32 million
in 2010
Argentina rank
8th
Mexico rank
11th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Argentina
- Mexico
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 87.63 million against 67.32 million in Mexico, a difference of 20.31 million.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Mexico ahead.
Argentina ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 11th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 16 and Mexico in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1.64 million | 8.32 million | 6.68 million | Mexico |
| 1790s | 2.10 million | 8.78 million | 6.68 million | Mexico |
| 1800s | 2.69 million | 9.24 million | 6.56 million | Mexico |
| 1810s | 3.46 million | 9.68 million | 6.22 million | Mexico |
| 1820s | 4.53 million | 10.14 million | 5.61 million | Mexico |
| 1830s | 5.96 million | 10.59 million | 4.63 million | Mexico |
| 1840s | 7.69 million | 11.06 million | 3.37 million | Mexico |
| 1850s | 9.72 million | 11.53 million | 1.81 million | Mexico |
| 1860s | 12.22 million | 12.02 million | 196,400 | Argentina |
| 1870s | 15.28 million | 12.53 million | 2.75 million | Argentina |
| 1880s | 19.15 million | 13.13 million | 6.02 million | Argentina |
| 1890s | 24.11 million | 16.67 million | 7.44 million | Argentina |
| 1900s | 30.21 million | 19.29 million | 10.92 million | Argentina |
| 1910s | 37.87 million | 22.35 million | 15.52 million | Argentina |
| 1920s | 47.37 million | 20.67 million | 26.70 million | Argentina |
| 1930s | 58.82 million | 24.35 million | 34.47 million | Argentina |
| 1940s | 73.28 million | 29.19 million | 44.09 million | Argentina |
| 1950s | 91.24 million | 40.61 million | 50.62 million | Argentina |
| 1960s | 112.59 million | 70.00 million | 42.60 million | Argentina |
| 1970s | 97.13 million | 69.62 million | 27.51 million | Argentina |
| 1980s | 93.85 million | 69.07 million | 24.79 million | Argentina |
| 1990s | 91.85 million | 69.86 million | 21.99 million | Argentina |
| 2000s | 89.76 million | 67.52 million | 22.24 million | Argentina |
| 2010s | 87.63 million | 67.32 million | 20.31 million | Argentina |
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?, Argentina or Mexico?
- Argentina, at 87.63 million against 67.32 million in Mexico as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Argentina and Mexico?
- 20.31 million, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Mexico?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Argentina and Mexico rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Argentina ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 11th 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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About this data
The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.