Bolivia vs Mauritania: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Bolivia
26.60 million
in 2010
Mauritania
22.28 million
in 2010
Bolivia rank
26th
Mauritania rank
28th

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

  • Bolivia
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 26.60 million against 22.28 million in Mauritania, a difference of 4.32 million.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

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

Bolivia ranks 26th and Mauritania ranks 28th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 19 and Mauritania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1780s 7.41 million 2.51 million 4.90 million Bolivia
1790s 7.57 million 2.88 million 4.69 million Bolivia
1800s 7.73 million 3.30 million 4.42 million Bolivia
1810s 7.90 million 3.79 million 4.11 million Bolivia
1820s 9.39 million 4.35 million 5.04 million Bolivia
1830s 11.17 million 4.99 million 6.17 million Bolivia
1840s 11.34 million 5.73 million 5.60 million Bolivia
1850s 11.51 million 6.59 million 4.93 million Bolivia
1860s 13.75 million 7.56 million 6.19 million Bolivia
1870s 11.86 million 8.67 million 3.19 million Bolivia
1880s 9.97 million 9.95 million 27,730 Bolivia
1890s 16.24 million 11.40 million 4.84 million Bolivia
1900s 14.25 million 13.06 million 1.18 million Bolivia
1910s 16.47 million 14.93 million 1.53 million Bolivia
1920s 23.63 million 17.01 million 6.62 million Bolivia
1930s 23.94 million 19.30 million 4.64 million Bolivia
1940s 27.87 million 21.74 million 6.12 million Bolivia
1950s 22.26 million 24.88 million 2.62 million Mauritania
1960s 27.26 million 36.47 million 9.21 million Mauritania
1970s 26.78 million 36.45 million 9.67 million Mauritania
1980s 28.82 million 36.45 million 7.63 million Mauritania
1990s 26.69 million 36.43 million 9.74 million Mauritania
2000s 26.11 million 22.31 million 3.80 million Bolivia
2010s 26.60 million 22.28 million 4.32 million Bolivia

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?, Bolivia or Mauritania?
Bolivia, at 26.60 million against 22.28 million in Mauritania as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Bolivia and Mauritania?
4.32 million, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Mauritania?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Bolivia and Mauritania rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Bolivia ranks 26th and Mauritania ranks 28th 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.