Brazil vs Mongolia: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Brazil
172.95 million
in 2010
Mongolia
102.78 million
in 2010
Brazil rank
5th
Mongolia rank
7th

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

  • Brazil
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 172.95 million against 102.78 million in Mongolia, a difference of 70.17 million.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.7 times Mongolia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Mongolia ahead.

Brazil ranks 5th and Mongolia ranks 7th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Mongolia in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Mongolia Difference Ahead
1780s 722,434 13.44 million 12.72 million Mongolia
1790s 816,670 14.88 million 14.07 million Mongolia
1800s 1.02 million 16.43 million 15.41 million Mongolia
1810s 1.32 million 18.24 million 16.92 million Mongolia
1820s 2.22 million 20.18 million 17.97 million Mongolia
1830s 3.57 million 22.50 million 18.94 million Mongolia
1840s 5.09 million 25.26 million 20.17 million Mongolia
1850s 6.85 million 28.38 million 21.53 million Mongolia
1860s 9.18 million 31.86 million 22.68 million Mongolia
1870s 12.25 million 35.81 million 23.56 million Mongolia
1880s 16.29 million 40.71 million 24.42 million Mongolia
1890s 21.35 million 49.66 million 28.31 million Mongolia
1900s 27.71 million 60.66 million 32.95 million Mongolia
1910s 36.03 million 74.10 million 38.08 million Mongolia
1920s 47.35 million 78.82 million 31.46 million Mongolia
1930s 63.20 million 83.66 million 20.45 million Mongolia
1940s 86.46 million 88.60 million 2.15 million Mongolia
1950s 105.84 million 93.52 million 12.32 million Brazil
1960s 119.61 million 127.91 million 8.29 million Mongolia
1970s 150.49 million 126.18 million 24.32 million Brazil
1980s 163.44 million 109.31 million 54.13 million Brazil
1990s 168.94 million 103.34 million 65.60 million Brazil
2000s 172.69 million 106.77 million 65.92 million Brazil
2010s 172.95 million 102.78 million 70.17 million Brazil

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?, Brazil or Mongolia?
Brazil, at 172.95 million against 102.78 million in Mongolia as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Brazil and Mongolia?
70.17 million, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mongolia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Brazil and Mongolia rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Brazil ranks 5th 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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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.