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
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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About this data
The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.