Argentina vs Mongolia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Argentina
87.63 million
in 2010
Mongolia
102.78 million
in 2010
Argentina rank
8th
Mongolia rank
7th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time
- Argentina
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 102.78 million against 87.63 million in Argentina, a difference of 15.14 million.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 8th and Mongolia ranks 7th of 179 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1.64 million | 13.44 million | 11.80 million | Mongolia |
| 1790s | 2.10 million | 14.88 million | 12.79 million | Mongolia |
| 1800s | 2.69 million | 16.43 million | 13.74 million | Mongolia |
| 1810s | 3.46 million | 18.24 million | 14.78 million | Mongolia |
| 1820s | 4.53 million | 20.18 million | 15.65 million | Mongolia |
| 1830s | 5.96 million | 22.50 million | 16.54 million | Mongolia |
| 1840s | 7.69 million | 25.26 million | 17.57 million | Mongolia |
| 1850s | 9.72 million | 28.38 million | 18.66 million | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 12.22 million | 31.86 million | 19.64 million | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 15.28 million | 35.81 million | 20.53 million | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 19.15 million | 40.71 million | 21.56 million | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 24.11 million | 49.66 million | 25.55 million | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 30.21 million | 60.66 million | 30.45 million | Mongolia |
| 1910s | 37.87 million | 74.10 million | 36.23 million | Mongolia |
| 1920s | 47.37 million | 78.82 million | 31.44 million | Mongolia |
| 1930s | 58.82 million | 83.66 million | 24.84 million | Mongolia |
| 1940s | 73.28 million | 88.60 million | 15.32 million | Mongolia |
| 1950s | 91.24 million | 93.52 million | 2.29 million | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 112.59 million | 127.91 million | 15.31 million | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 97.13 million | 126.18 million | 29.05 million | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 93.85 million | 109.31 million | 15.46 million | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 91.85 million | 103.34 million | 11.49 million | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 89.76 million | 106.77 million | 17.01 million | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 87.63 million | 102.78 million | 15.14 million | Mongolia |
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 Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 102.78 million against 87.63 million in Argentina as of 2010.
- What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Argentina and Mongolia?
- 15.14 million, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Mongolia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Argentina and Mongolia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
- Argentina ranks 8th and Mongolia ranks 7th 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.